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 Monday, 18 December 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:13
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:13 – 08:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 09:38
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:21
- 4♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:04
- 5☉︎ Sun11:04 – 11:46
- 6♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:11
- 8☽︎ Moon13:11 – 13:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:54 – 14:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:19
- 11♂︎ Mars15:19 – 16:01
- 12☉︎ Sun16:01 – 16:44
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:44 – 18:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:01 – 19:19
- 3☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:36 – 21:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:54 – 23:11
- 6♂︎ Mars23:11 – 00:29
- 7☉︎ Sun00:29 – 01:46
- 8♀︎ Venus01:46 – 03:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 04:21
- 10☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:39 – 06:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:56 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oradea?
On Monday, 18 December 2028, the Sun rises at 08:13 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 8h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 15h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:13 to 08:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.