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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:35
- 2☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:26
- 5♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:22
- 6☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:19
- 7♀︎ Venus13:19 – 14:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:13
- 9☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:03
- 12♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:00 – 20:03
- 2♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:10
- 4☽︎ Moon22:10 – 23:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:20
- 7♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:23
- 8☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:27
- 9♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:33
- 11☽︎ Moon05:33 – 06:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:37 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 12h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:39 to 08:35: 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.