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, 31 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:50 – 07:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 09:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 10:11
- 4♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:18
- 5☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:25
- 6♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:39
- 8☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:53
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 18:00
- 11♂︎ Mars18:00 – 19:07
- 12☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:14
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:00
- 3☽︎ Moon22:00 – 22:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:39
- 6♂︎ Mars00:39 – 01:32
- 7☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:25
- 8♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:12
- 10☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 05:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:58 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Monday, 31 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 13h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 10h 37m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:50 to 07:57: 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.