Planetary hours
in Bucharest.
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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Right now☿︎ Hour of Mercury — hour 8 of the day, until 13:39
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 07:46
- 2☽︎ Moon07:46 – 08:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:18
- 5♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:08
- 6☉︎ Sun11:08 – 11:58
- 7♀︎ Venus11:58 – 12:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 13:39
- 9☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:10
- 12♂︎ Mars16:10 – 17:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:01 – 18:10
- 2♀︎ Venus18:10 – 19:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:30
- 4☽︎ Moon20:30 – 21:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:40 – 22:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:59
- 7♂︎ Mars23:59 – 01:09
- 8☉︎ Sun01:09 – 02:18
- 9♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:38
- 11☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:48 – 06:57
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 13h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:56 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.