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, 25 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:42 – 07:50
- 2☉︎ Sun07:50 – 08:59
- 3♀︎ Venus08:59 – 10:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:08 – 11:16
- 5☽︎ Moon11:16 – 12:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:25 – 13:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:33 – 14:42
- 8♂︎ Mars14:42 – 15:51
- 9☉︎ Sun15:51 – 16:59
- 10♀︎ Venus16:59 – 18:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:08 – 19:17
- 12☽︎ Moon19:17 – 20:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:25 – 21:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:17 – 22:08
- 3♂︎ Mars22:08 – 23:00
- 4☉︎ Sun23:00 – 23:51
- 5♀︎ Venus23:51 – 00:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:34
- 7☽︎ Moon01:34 – 02:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:26 – 03:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:17 – 04:09
- 10♂︎ Mars04:09 – 05:00
- 11☉︎ Sun05:00 – 05:52
- 12♀︎ Venus05:52 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:42 to 07:50: 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.