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, 16 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:45 – 07:01
- 2♂︎ Mars07:01 – 08:17
- 3☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:33
- 4♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 12:05
- 6☽︎ Moon12:05 – 13:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:21 – 14:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:53
- 9♂︎ Mars15:53 – 17:09
- 10☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:25
- 11♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:40 – 20:56
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:56 – 21:41
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:25 – 23:09
- 4♂︎ Mars23:09 – 23:53
- 5☉︎ Sun23:53 – 00:37
- 6♀︎ Venus00:37 – 01:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:21 – 02:06
- 8☽︎ Moon02:06 – 02:50
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 03:34
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:34 – 04:18
- 11♂︎ Mars04:18 – 05:02
- 12☉︎ Sun05:02 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Thursday, 16 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 15h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 8h 50m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:45 to 07:01: 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.