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 Thursday, 9 April 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:56 – 08:02
- 2♂︎ Mars08:02 – 09:08
- 3☉︎ Sun09:08 – 10:15
- 4♀︎ Venus10:15 – 11:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:21 – 12:28
- 6☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:34 – 14:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:47
- 9♂︎ Mars15:47 – 16:53
- 10☉︎ Sun16:53 – 17:59
- 11♀︎ Venus17:59 – 19:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:06 – 20:12
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:12 – 21:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:06 – 21:59
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:59 – 22:52
- 4♂︎ Mars22:52 – 23:46
- 5☉︎ Sun23:46 – 00:39
- 6♀︎ Venus00:39 – 01:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:26
- 8☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:20 – 04:13
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:13 – 05:07
- 11♂︎ Mars05:07 – 06:00
- 12☉︎ Sun06:00 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Thursday, 9 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:56 to 08:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.