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, 22 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:20 – 07:29
- 2☽︎ Moon07:29 – 08:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:56
- 5♂︎ Mars10:56 – 12:05
- 6☉︎ Sun12:05 – 13:14
- 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:32
- 9☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 18:59
- 12♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:08 – 20:59
- 2♀︎ Venus20:59 – 21:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 22:41
- 4☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:13
- 7♂︎ Mars01:13 – 02:04
- 8☉︎ Sun02:04 – 02:55
- 9♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:37
- 11☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:27 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Wednesday, 22 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 13h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:20 to 07:29: 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.