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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 08:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:55 – 09:47
- 3♂︎ Mars09:47 – 10:39
- 4☉︎ Sun10:39 – 11:31
- 5♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:23 – 13:16
- 7☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:08 – 15:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 15:52
- 10♂︎ Mars15:52 – 16:44
- 11☉︎ Sun16:44 – 17:37
- 12♀︎ Venus17:37 – 18:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:29 – 19:37
- 2☽︎ Moon19:37 – 20:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:45 – 21:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:53 – 23:01
- 5♂︎ Mars23:01 – 00:08
- 6☉︎ Sun00:08 – 01:16
- 7♀︎ Venus01:16 – 02:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:32
- 9☽︎ Moon03:32 – 03:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:40 – 04:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 05:56
- 12♂︎ Mars05:56 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:03 to 08:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.