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, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 21:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:15 – 07:28
- 2☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:42
- 3♀︎ Venus08:42 – 09:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 11:10
- 5☽︎ Moon11:10 – 12:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:24 – 13:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:38 – 14:51
- 8♂︎ Mars14:51 – 16:05
- 9☉︎ Sun16:05 – 17:19
- 10♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:33 – 19:47
- 12☽︎ Moon19:47 – 21:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:00 – 21:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:47 – 22:33
- 3♂︎ Mars22:33 – 23:19
- 4☉︎ Sun23:19 – 00:06
- 5♀︎ Venus00:06 – 00:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:52 – 01:38
- 7☽︎ Moon01:38 – 02:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:11 – 03:57
- 10♂︎ Mars03:57 – 04:43
- 11☉︎ Sun04:43 – 05:30
- 12♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 21:00: the day lasts 14h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 9h 15m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:15 to 07:28: 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.