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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 21:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:11 – 07:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:25 – 08:40
- 3♂︎ Mars08:40 – 09:54
- 4☉︎ Sun09:54 – 11:09
- 5♀︎ Venus11:09 – 12:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:23 – 13:38
- 7☽︎ Moon13:38 – 14:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 16:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:21
- 10♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:36
- 11☉︎ Sun18:36 – 19:50
- 12♀︎ Venus19:50 – 21:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 21:50
- 2☽︎ Moon21:50 – 22:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:07
- 5♂︎ Mars00:07 – 00:53
- 6☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:38
- 7♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:10
- 9☽︎ Moon03:10 – 03:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 04:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:41 – 05:26
- 12♂︎ Mars05:26 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 21:05: the day lasts 14h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 9h 07m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:11 to 07:25: 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.