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 Tuesday, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:17 – 09:00
- 2☉︎ Sun09:00 – 09:43
- 3♀︎ Venus09:43 – 10:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:26 – 11:10
- 5☽︎ Moon11:10 – 11:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 12:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:20
- 8♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:03
- 9☉︎ Sun14:03 – 14:46
- 10♀︎ Venus14:46 – 15:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:13
- 12☽︎ Moon16:13 – 16:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:29
- 3♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:46
- 4☉︎ Sun20:46 – 22:03
- 5♀︎ Venus22:03 – 23:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 00:36
- 7☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 03:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 04:27
- 10♂︎ Mars04:27 – 05:43
- 11☉︎ Sun05:43 – 07:00
- 12♀︎ Venus07:00 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 8h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 15h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:17 to 09:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.