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, 10 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:40 – 07:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 08:52
- 3☽︎ Moon08:52 – 09:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 11:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 12:11
- 6♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:17
- 7☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:23
- 8♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:35
- 10☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:41 – 18:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:47 – 19:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:53 – 20:47
- 2☉︎ Sun20:47 – 21:41
- 3♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:28
- 5☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:10
- 8♂︎ Mars02:10 – 03:03
- 9☉︎ Sun03:03 – 03:57
- 10♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:45
- 12☽︎ Moon05:45 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Friday, 10 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 10h 45m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:40 to 07:46: 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.