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, 10 December 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 16:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:08
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:07 – 08:50
- 2♀︎ Venus08:50 – 09:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:33 – 10:16
- 4☽︎ Moon10:16 – 10:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:25
- 7♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:08
- 8☉︎ Sun13:08 – 13:51
- 9♀︎ Venus13:51 – 14:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:16
- 11☽︎ Moon15:16 – 15:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 16:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 18:00
- 2♂︎ Mars18:00 – 19:17
- 3☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:34
- 4♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 23:08
- 6☽︎ Moon23:08 – 00:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:59
- 9♂︎ Mars02:59 – 04:17
- 10☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:34
- 11♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 08:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Sunday, 10 December 2028, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 16:42: the day lasts 8h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:08, lasts 15h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:07 to 08:50: 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.