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, 1 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:51 – 07:58
- 2☉︎ Sun07:58 – 09:04
- 3♀︎ Venus09:04 – 10:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:11 – 11:18
- 5☽︎ Moon11:18 – 12:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:25 – 13:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:31 – 14:38
- 8♂︎ Mars14:38 – 15:45
- 9☉︎ Sun15:45 – 16:52
- 10♀︎ Venus16:52 – 17:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:58 – 19:05
- 12☽︎ Moon19:05 – 20:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:05 – 21:59
- 3♂︎ Mars21:59 – 22:52
- 4☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:45
- 5♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:39 – 01:32
- 7☽︎ Moon01:32 – 02:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:19 – 04:12
- 10♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:05
- 11☉︎ Sun05:05 – 05:59
- 12♀︎ Venus05:59 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Tuesday, 1 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:51 to 07:58: 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.