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, 18 January 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:12 – 08:57
- 2☉︎ Sun08:57 – 09:42
- 3♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:27 – 11:12
- 5☽︎ Moon11:12 – 11:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 12:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:42 – 13:27
- 8♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:12
- 9☉︎ Sun14:12 – 14:58
- 10♀︎ Venus14:58 – 15:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:28
- 12☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:13
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:42
- 3♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:57
- 4☉︎ Sun20:57 – 22:12
- 5♀︎ Venus22:12 – 23:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:42
- 7☽︎ Moon00:42 – 01:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 03:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:12 – 04:26
- 10♂︎ Mars04:26 – 05:41
- 11☉︎ Sun05:41 – 06:56
- 12♀︎ Venus06:56 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Tuesday, 18 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 9h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 14h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:12 to 08:57: 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.