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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 08:42
- 2☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 10:53
- 5♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:37
- 6☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:21
- 7♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 13:49
- 9☽︎ Moon13:49 – 14:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:16 – 16:00
- 12♂︎ Mars16:00 – 16:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:44 – 18:00
- 2♀︎ Venus18:00 – 19:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:33
- 4☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 23:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 00:22
- 7♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:38
- 8☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:54
- 9♀︎ Venus02:54 – 04:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:27
- 11☽︎ Moon05:27 – 06:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 8h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 15h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:58 to 08:42: 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.