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 Thursday, 3 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:54 – 08:00
- 2♂︎ Mars08:00 – 09:06
- 3☉︎ Sun09:06 – 10:12
- 4♀︎ Venus10:12 – 11:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:18 – 12:25
- 6☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:31 – 14:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:43
- 9♂︎ Mars15:43 – 16:49
- 10☉︎ Sun16:49 – 17:56
- 11♀︎ Venus17:56 – 19:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 20:08
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:08 – 21:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:02 – 21:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 22:50
- 4♂︎ Mars22:50 – 23:44
- 5☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:37
- 6♀︎ Venus00:37 – 01:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:25
- 8☽︎ Moon02:25 – 03:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:19 – 04:13
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:13 – 05:07
- 11♂︎ Mars05:07 – 06:01
- 12☉︎ Sun06:01 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Thursday, 3 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:54 to 08:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.