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, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:49
- 2☽︎ Moon06:49 – 08:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:42
- 5♂︎ Mars10:42 – 12:00
- 6☉︎ Sun12:00 – 13:17
- 7♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:53
- 9☽︎ Moon15:53 – 17:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:46
- 12♂︎ Mars19:46 – 21:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:04 – 21:46
- 2♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:11
- 4☽︎ Moon23:11 – 23:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:18
- 7♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:00
- 8☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:42
- 9♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:07
- 11☽︎ Moon04:07 – 04:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 15h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 8h 28m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:31 to 06:49: 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.