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 Monday, 16 February 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:11
- 4♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:02
- 5☉︎ Sun11:02 – 11:54
- 6♀︎ Venus11:54 – 12:46
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:46 – 13:38
- 8☽︎ Moon13:38 – 14:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:30 – 15:22
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:14
- 11♂︎ Mars16:14 – 17:06
- 12☉︎ Sun17:06 – 17:57
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:57 – 19:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:05 – 20:13
- 3☽︎ Moon20:13 – 21:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 22:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:29 – 23:37
- 6♂︎ Mars23:37 – 00:45
- 7☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:53
- 8♀︎ Venus01:53 – 03:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 04:09
- 10☽︎ Moon04:09 – 05:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:25 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Monday, 16 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 13h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:35 to 08:27: 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.