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 Wednesday, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 20:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 07:59
- 2☽︎ Moon07:59 – 09:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 10:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:18
- 5♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:25
- 6☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:31
- 7♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:44
- 9☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:51 – 17:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:57 – 19:03
- 12♂︎ Mars19:03 – 20:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:04
- 2♀︎ Venus21:04 – 21:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:57 – 22:51
- 4☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 00:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:32
- 7♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:25
- 8☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:19
- 9♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:06
- 11☽︎ Moon05:06 – 06:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 20:10: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:52 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.