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 Tuesday, 7 April 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:00 – 08:05
- 2☉︎ Sun08:05 – 09:11
- 3♀︎ Venus09:11 – 10:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 11:23
- 5☽︎ Moon11:23 – 12:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:29 – 13:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:34 – 14:40
- 8♂︎ Mars14:40 – 15:46
- 9☉︎ Sun15:46 – 16:52
- 10♀︎ Venus16:52 – 17:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:58 – 19:03
- 12☽︎ Moon19:03 – 20:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:09 – 21:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:03 – 21:57
- 3♂︎ Mars21:57 – 22:51
- 4☉︎ Sun22:51 – 23:45
- 5♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:39 – 01:33
- 7☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:16
- 10♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:10
- 11☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:04
- 12♀︎ Venus06:04 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Tuesday, 7 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:00 to 08:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.