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 Thursday, 9 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 21:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:40 – 06:56
- 2♂︎ Mars06:56 – 08:13
- 3☉︎ Sun08:13 – 09:30
- 4♀︎ Venus09:30 – 10:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:47 – 12:03
- 6☽︎ Moon12:03 – 13:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:20 – 14:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:54
- 9♂︎ Mars15:54 – 17:10
- 10☉︎ Sun17:10 – 18:27
- 11♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 21:01
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:01 – 21:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:27 – 23:11
- 4♂︎ Mars23:11 – 23:54
- 5☉︎ Sun23:54 – 00:37
- 6♀︎ Venus00:37 – 01:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:21 – 02:04
- 8☽︎ Moon02:04 – 02:47
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:47 – 03:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:14
- 11♂︎ Mars04:14 – 04:57
- 12☉︎ Sun04:57 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Thursday, 9 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 21:01: the day lasts 15h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 8h 40m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:40 to 06:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.