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 Tuesday, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 20:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:50 – 07:05
- 2☉︎ Sun07:05 – 08:21
- 3♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:51
- 5☽︎ Moon10:51 – 12:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:06 – 13:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:21 – 14:36
- 8♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:52
- 9☉︎ Sun15:52 – 17:07
- 10♀︎ Venus17:07 – 18:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:37
- 12☽︎ Moon19:37 – 20:52
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:52 – 21:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:37 – 22:22
- 3♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:07
- 4☉︎ Sun23:07 – 23:52
- 5♀︎ Venus23:52 – 00:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:37 – 01:22
- 7☽︎ Moon01:22 – 02:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 02:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:52 – 03:36
- 10♂︎ Mars03:36 – 04:21
- 11☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:06
- 12♀︎ Venus05:06 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 20:52: the day lasts 15h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 8h 59m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:50 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.