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 Sunday, 25 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:05 – 08:52
- 2♀︎ Venus08:52 – 09:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:25
- 4☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 11:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 12:44
- 7♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:31
- 8☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:17
- 9♀︎ Venus14:17 – 15:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 15:51
- 11☽︎ Moon15:51 – 16:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:37
- 2♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:50
- 3☉︎ Sun19:50 – 21:04
- 4♀︎ Venus21:04 – 22:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:30
- 6☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 03:11
- 9♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:24
- 10☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:37
- 11♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Sunday, 25 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 9h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:05 to 08:52: 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.