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, 8 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:00 – 08:05
- 2☉︎ Sun08:05 – 09:10
- 3♀︎ Venus09:10 – 10:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:15 – 11:19
- 5☽︎ Moon11:19 – 12:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:24 – 13:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:34
- 8♂︎ Mars14:34 – 15:39
- 9☉︎ Sun15:39 – 16:44
- 10♀︎ Venus16:44 – 17:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 18:53
- 12☽︎ Moon18:53 – 19:58
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:58 – 20:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:53 – 21:49
- 3♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:44
- 4☉︎ Sun22:44 – 23:39
- 5♀︎ Venus23:39 – 00:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:34 – 01:30
- 7☽︎ Moon01:30 – 02:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:20 – 04:16
- 10♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:11
- 11☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:06
- 12♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 12h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:00 to 08:05: 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.