Planetary hours
in Oradea.
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, 9 August 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 20:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:34 – 08:46
- 3♂︎ Mars08:46 – 09:59
- 4☉︎ Sun09:59 – 11:12
- 5♀︎ Venus11:12 – 12:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:37
- 7☽︎ Moon13:37 – 14:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 16:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 17:15
- 10♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:27
- 11☉︎ Sun18:27 – 19:40
- 12♀︎ Venus19:40 – 20:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 21:40
- 2☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 00:03
- 5♂︎ Mars00:03 – 00:50
- 6☉︎ Sun00:50 – 01:38
- 7♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:13
- 9☽︎ Moon03:13 – 04:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 04:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 05:35
- 12♂︎ Mars05:35 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Saturday, 9 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 20:53: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:21 to 07:34: 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.