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, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 21:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:41 – 09:55
- 4♂︎ Mars09:55 – 11:10
- 5☉︎ Sun11:10 – 12:24
- 6♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:38
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:52
- 8☽︎ Moon14:52 – 16:06
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 17:20
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:34
- 11♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:48
- 12☉︎ Sun19:48 – 21:02
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:02 – 21:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:34
- 3☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 00:52
- 6♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:38
- 7☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:24
- 8♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 03:56
- 10☽︎ Moon03:56 – 04:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:42 – 05:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:29 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 21:02: the day lasts 14h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 9h 13m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:13 to 07:27: 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.