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 Monday, 9 August 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 20:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:38
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:38 – 08:50
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:50 – 10:02
- 4♂︎ Mars10:02 – 11:15
- 5☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:27
- 6♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:52
- 8☽︎ Moon14:52 – 16:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 17:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:29
- 11♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:41
- 12☉︎ Sun19:41 – 20:53
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:29
- 3☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 00:52
- 6♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:40
- 7☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:28
- 8♀︎ Venus02:28 – 03:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:03
- 10☽︎ Moon04:03 – 04:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 05:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:39 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Monday, 9 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 20:53: the day lasts 14h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:25 to 07:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.