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 Tuesday, 5 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:18 – 09:01
- 2☉︎ Sun09:01 – 09:44
- 3♀︎ Venus09:44 – 10:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:27 – 11:11
- 5☽︎ Moon11:11 – 11:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:54 – 12:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 13:20
- 8♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:04
- 9☉︎ Sun14:04 – 14:47
- 10♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:14
- 12☽︎ Moon16:14 – 16:57
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 18:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:30
- 3♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:47
- 4☉︎ Sun20:47 – 22:04
- 5♀︎ Venus22:04 – 23:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 00:37
- 7☽︎ Moon00:37 – 01:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:54 – 03:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:11 – 04:27
- 10♂︎ Mars04:27 – 05:44
- 11☉︎ Sun05:44 – 07:01
- 12♀︎ Venus07:01 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 8h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 15h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:18 to 09:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.