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, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 08:05
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:06 – 08:53
- 2♀︎ Venus08:53 – 09:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:25
- 4☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 11:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 12:44
- 7♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:30
- 8☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:17
- 9♀︎ Venus14:17 – 15:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 15:49
- 11☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:35
- 2♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:49
- 3☉︎ Sun19:49 – 21:03
- 4♀︎ Venus21:03 – 22:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:30
- 6☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 03:11
- 9♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:24
- 10☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:38
- 11♀︎ Venus05:38 – 06:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 08:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 9h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 14h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:06 to 08:53: 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.