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, 11 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 21:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:48 – 07:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:06 – 08:24
- 3♂︎ Mars08:24 – 09:43
- 4☉︎ Sun09:43 – 11:01
- 5♀︎ Venus11:01 – 12:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:19 – 13:37
- 7☽︎ Moon13:37 – 14:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 16:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:32
- 10♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:50
- 11☉︎ Sun18:50 – 20:08
- 12♀︎ Venus20:08 – 21:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:08
- 2☽︎ Moon22:08 – 22:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 23:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:14
- 5♂︎ Mars00:14 – 00:56
- 6☉︎ Sun00:56 – 01:38
- 7♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 03:01
- 9☽︎ Moon03:01 – 03:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:43 – 04:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:25 – 05:07
- 12♂︎ Mars05:07 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Saturday, 11 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 21:26: the day lasts 15h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 8h 22m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:48 to 07:06: 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.