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 Sunday, 20 April 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 20:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:31
- 2♀︎ Venus07:31 – 08:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:49
- 4☽︎ Moon09:49 – 10:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 12:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 13:14
- 7♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:23
- 8☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:32
- 9♀︎ Venus15:32 – 16:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:40 – 17:49
- 11☽︎ Moon17:49 – 18:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:57 – 20:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:06 – 20:57
- 2♂︎ Mars20:57 – 21:48
- 3☉︎ Sun21:48 – 22:40
- 4♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:31 – 00:22
- 6☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 02:56
- 9♂︎ Mars02:56 – 03:47
- 10☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:39
- 11♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Sunday, 20 April 2025, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 20:06: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:23 to 07:31: 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.