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, 24 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:40 – 07:49
- 2☉︎ Sun07:49 – 08:58
- 3♀︎ Venus08:58 – 10:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:07 – 11:16
- 5☽︎ Moon11:16 – 12:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:25 – 13:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:34 – 14:43
- 8♂︎ Mars14:43 – 15:52
- 9☉︎ Sun15:52 – 17:01
- 10♀︎ Venus17:01 – 18:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:10 – 19:19
- 12☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:28
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:28 – 21:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:10
- 3♂︎ Mars22:10 – 23:01
- 4☉︎ Sun23:01 – 23:52
- 5♀︎ Venus23:52 – 00:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:34
- 7☽︎ Moon01:34 – 02:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:26 – 03:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:17 – 04:08
- 10♂︎ Mars04:08 – 04:59
- 11☉︎ Sun04:59 – 05:50
- 12♀︎ Venus05:50 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Tuesday, 24 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 20:28: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:40 to 07:49: 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.