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, 6 December 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:01 – 08:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:29
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:13
- 4♂︎ Mars10:13 – 10:57
- 5☉︎ Sun10:57 – 11:41
- 6♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:09
- 8☽︎ Moon13:09 – 13:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:53 – 14:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:21
- 11♂︎ Mars15:21 – 16:05
- 12☉︎ Sun16:05 – 16:49
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:49 – 18:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:05 – 19:21
- 3☽︎ Moon19:21 – 20:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 21:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:53 – 23:09
- 6♂︎ Mars23:09 – 00:26
- 7☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:42
- 8♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 04:14
- 10☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:46 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Arad?
On Monday, 6 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 8h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 15h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:01 to 08:45: 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.