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 Saturday, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 21:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:42 – 07:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:01 – 08:20
- 3♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:39
- 4☉︎ Sun09:39 – 10:58
- 5♀︎ Venus10:58 – 12:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:36
- 7☽︎ Moon13:36 – 14:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 16:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:33
- 10♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:52
- 11☉︎ Sun18:52 – 20:11
- 12♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:11
- 2☽︎ Moon22:11 – 22:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 23:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:14
- 5♂︎ Mars00:14 – 00:55
- 6☉︎ Sun00:55 – 01:36
- 7♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 02:59
- 9☽︎ Moon02:59 – 03:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:40 – 04:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:21 – 05:02
- 12♂︎ Mars05:02 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 21:30: the day lasts 15h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 8h 13m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:42 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.