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 Sunday, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:39 – 07:48
- 2♀︎ Venus07:48 – 08:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 10:07
- 4☽︎ Moon10:07 – 11:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:34
- 7♂︎ Mars13:34 – 14:43
- 8☉︎ Sun14:43 – 15:52
- 9♀︎ Venus15:52 – 17:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:01 – 18:11
- 11☽︎ Moon18:11 – 19:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:20 – 20:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:29 – 21:20
- 2♂︎ Mars21:20 – 22:11
- 3☉︎ Sun22:11 – 23:02
- 4♀︎ Venus23:02 – 23:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 00:44
- 6☽︎ Moon00:44 – 01:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:35 – 02:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:17
- 9♂︎ Mars03:17 – 04:08
- 10☉︎ Sun04:08 – 04:59
- 11♀︎ Venus04:59 – 05:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:39 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.