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 Thursday, 31 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:17 – 09:00
- 2♂︎ Mars09:00 – 09:44
- 3☉︎ Sun09:44 – 10:27
- 4♀︎ Venus10:27 – 11:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:10 – 11:54
- 6☽︎ Moon11:54 – 12:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:37 – 13:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:21 – 14:04
- 9♂︎ Mars14:04 – 14:47
- 10☉︎ Sun14:47 – 15:31
- 11♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 16:58
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:58 – 18:14
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:14 – 19:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:31 – 20:47
- 4♂︎ Mars20:47 – 22:04
- 5☉︎ Sun22:04 – 23:21
- 6♀︎ Venus23:21 – 00:37
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:37 – 01:54
- 8☽︎ Moon01:54 – 03:10
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 04:27
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:27 – 05:44
- 11♂︎ Mars05:44 – 07:00
- 12☉︎ Sun07:00 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Thursday, 31 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 8h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 15h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.