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 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 21:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 08:14
- 3☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 12:04
- 6♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:20
- 7☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:37
- 8♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 17:10
- 10☽︎ Moon17:10 – 18:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:27 – 19:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:44 – 21:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:00 – 21:44
- 2☉︎ Sun21:44 – 22:27
- 3♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 23:54
- 5☽︎ Moon23:54 – 00:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:04
- 8♂︎ Mars02:04 – 02:47
- 9☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:31
- 10♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 04:58
- 12☽︎ Moon04:58 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Friday, 10 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 21:00: the day lasts 15h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 8h 41m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:40 to 06:57: 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.