Planetary hours
in Arad.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Wednesday, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:15 – 08:58
- 2☽︎ Moon08:58 – 09:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:07
- 5♂︎ Mars11:07 – 11:50
- 6☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 13:59
- 9☽︎ Moon13:59 – 14:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:09
- 12♂︎ Mars16:09 – 16:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:52 – 18:09
- 2♀︎ Venus18:09 – 19:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:26 – 20:43
- 4☽︎ Moon20:43 – 22:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 23:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:17 – 00:33
- 7♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 03:07
- 9♀︎ Venus03:07 – 04:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:41
- 11☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 8h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 15h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:15 to 08:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.