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, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:06
- 2☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:20
- 5♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:24
- 6☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:29
- 7♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:38
- 9☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:47 – 18:52
- 12♂︎ Mars18:52 – 19:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:56 – 20:52
- 2♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:43
- 4☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:29
- 7♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:25
- 8☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:20
- 9♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:12
- 11☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:07 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 12h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:01 to 08:06: 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.