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 Monday, 20 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 20:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:49 – 07:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:20 – 09:35
- 4♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:51
- 5☉︎ Sun10:51 – 12:06
- 6♀︎ Venus12:06 – 13:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:36
- 8☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 17:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:22
- 11♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:38
- 12☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:53
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:23
- 3☽︎ Moon22:23 – 23:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 23:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:37
- 6♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:22
- 7☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:06
- 8♀︎ Venus02:06 – 02:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:36
- 10☽︎ Moon03:36 – 04:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:21 – 05:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:05 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Monday, 20 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 20:53: the day lasts 15h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 8h 57m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:49 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.