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, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:59 – 08:43
- 2♂︎ Mars08:43 – 09:27
- 3☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:10
- 4♀︎ Venus10:10 – 10:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:54 – 11:38
- 6☽︎ Moon11:38 – 12:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:21 – 13:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:05 – 13:49
- 9♂︎ Mars13:49 – 14:33
- 10☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:16
- 11♀︎ Venus15:16 – 16:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 16:44
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:44 – 18:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:17 – 20:33
- 4♂︎ Mars20:33 – 21:49
- 5☉︎ Sun21:49 – 23:06
- 6♀︎ Venus23:06 – 00:22
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:22 – 01:38
- 8☽︎ Moon01:38 – 02:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:55 – 04:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:11 – 05:28
- 11♂︎ Mars05:28 – 06:44
- 12☉︎ Sun06:44 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 8h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 15h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:59 to 08:43: 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.