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 Sunday, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:00
- 2♀︎ Venus09:00 – 09:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 10:28
- 4☽︎ Moon10:28 – 11:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 11:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 12:39
- 7♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:22
- 8☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:06
- 9♀︎ Venus14:06 – 14:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:33
- 11☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:17
- 2♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:33
- 3☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:50
- 4♀︎ Venus20:50 – 22:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 23:22
- 6☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 03:11
- 9♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:28
- 10☉︎ Sun04:28 – 05:44
- 11♀︎ Venus05:44 – 07:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 8h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 15h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.