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, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:40 – 08:36
- 2♂︎ Mars08:36 – 09:33
- 3☉︎ Sun09:33 – 10:29
- 4♀︎ Venus10:29 – 11:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:22
- 6☽︎ Moon12:22 – 13:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:19 – 14:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:15 – 15:12
- 9♂︎ Mars15:12 – 16:09
- 10☉︎ Sun16:09 – 17:05
- 11♀︎ Venus17:05 – 18:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:02 – 18:58
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:58 – 20:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:02 – 21:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:05 – 22:09
- 4♂︎ Mars22:09 – 23:12
- 5☉︎ Sun23:12 – 00:16
- 6♀︎ Venus00:16 – 01:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:23
- 8☽︎ Moon02:23 – 03:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:27 – 04:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:30 – 05:34
- 11♂︎ Mars05:34 – 06:38
- 12☉︎ Sun06:38 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:40 to 08:36: 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.