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 Saturday, 15 April 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:52 – 09:00
- 3♂︎ Mars09:00 – 10:08
- 4☉︎ Sun10:08 – 11:16
- 5♀︎ Venus11:16 – 12:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:32
- 7☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:48 – 16:57
- 10♂︎ Mars16:57 – 18:05
- 11☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:13
- 12♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:13
- 2☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 22:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:56 – 23:48
- 5♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:40
- 6☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:31
- 7♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:15
- 9☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 04:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:58 – 05:50
- 12♂︎ Mars05:50 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Saturday, 15 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 20:21: the day lasts 13h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:43 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.