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 Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:44 – 08:40
- 2♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:31
- 4☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:18
- 7♂︎ Mars13:18 – 14:14
- 8☉︎ Sun14:14 – 15:10
- 9♀︎ Venus15:10 – 16:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 17:01
- 11☽︎ Moon17:01 – 17:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 18:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 19:57
- 2♂︎ Mars19:57 – 21:01
- 3☉︎ Sun21:01 – 22:06
- 4♀︎ Venus22:06 – 23:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 00:14
- 6☽︎ Moon00:14 – 01:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 02:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:28
- 9♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:32
- 10☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:37
- 11♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:44 to 08:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.