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, 26 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:45 – 07:02
- 2☉︎ Sun07:02 – 08:20
- 3♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:54
- 5☽︎ Moon10:54 – 12:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 13:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:47
- 8♂︎ Mars14:47 – 16:04
- 9☉︎ Sun16:04 – 17:21
- 10♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:39 – 19:56
- 12☽︎ Moon19:56 – 21:13
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:13 – 21:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 22:38
- 3♂︎ Mars22:38 – 23:21
- 4☉︎ Sun23:21 – 00:04
- 5♀︎ Venus00:04 – 00:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:46 – 01:29
- 7☽︎ Moon01:29 – 02:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 02:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 03:36
- 10♂︎ Mars03:36 – 04:19
- 11☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:02
- 12♀︎ Venus05:02 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Tuesday, 26 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 15h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 8h 31m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:45 to 07:02: 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.