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, 4 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:12 – 07:25
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:38
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:50
- 4♂︎ Mars09:50 – 11:03
- 5☉︎ Sun11:03 – 12:16
- 6♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:42
- 8☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 17:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:21
- 11♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:33
- 12☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:46
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:20
- 3☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 23:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:41
- 6♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:28
- 7☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:15
- 8♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 03:49
- 10☽︎ Moon03:49 – 04:36
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:23 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Monday, 4 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 14h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 9h 24m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:12 to 07:25: 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.