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 Friday, 26 December 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:50 – 08:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:34 – 09:19
- 3☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 10:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:31
- 6♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:16
- 7☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:00
- 8♀︎ Venus13:00 – 13:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:29
- 10☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 15:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 16:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:57
- 2☉︎ Sun17:57 – 19:13
- 3♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:44
- 5☽︎ Moon21:44 – 23:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 00:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:32
- 8♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:47
- 9☉︎ Sun02:47 – 04:03
- 10♀︎ Venus04:03 – 05:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:35
- 12☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Friday, 26 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 16:41: the day lasts 8h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 15h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:50 to 08:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.