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 Saturday, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 09:44
- 3♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:28
- 4☉︎ Sun10:28 – 11:11
- 5♀︎ Venus11:11 – 11:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:55 – 12:38
- 7☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:22 – 14:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:05 – 14:49
- 10♂︎ Mars14:49 – 15:32
- 11☉︎ Sun15:32 – 16:16
- 12♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:00 – 18:16
- 2☽︎ Moon18:16 – 19:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:32 – 20:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:49 – 22:05
- 5♂︎ Mars22:05 – 23:22
- 6☉︎ Sun23:22 – 00:38
- 7♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:55 – 03:11
- 9☽︎ Moon03:11 – 04:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:44 – 07:00
- 12♂︎ Mars07:00 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 8h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 15h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.