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, 24 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:40 – 07:49
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 08:58
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 10:07
- 4♂︎ Mars10:07 – 11:16
- 5☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:25
- 6♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:34
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:43
- 8☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 17:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:09
- 11♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:18
- 12☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:27
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:10
- 3☽︎ Moon22:10 – 23:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:43
- 6♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:34
- 7☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:26
- 8♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:08
- 10☽︎ Moon04:08 – 04:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 05:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:51 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Monday, 24 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:40 to 07:49: 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.