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, 23 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 20:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:52 – 07:07
- 2♂︎ Mars07:07 – 08:22
- 3☉︎ Sun08:22 – 09:37
- 4♀︎ Venus09:37 – 10:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 12:06
- 6☽︎ Moon12:06 – 13:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:21 – 14:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:51
- 9♂︎ Mars15:51 – 17:06
- 10☉︎ Sun17:06 – 18:21
- 11♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:50
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:50 – 21:36
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:36 – 22:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:21 – 23:06
- 4♂︎ Mars23:06 – 23:51
- 5☉︎ Sun23:51 – 00:37
- 6♀︎ Venus00:37 – 01:22
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 02:07
- 8☽︎ Moon02:07 – 02:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:52 – 03:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:38 – 04:23
- 11♂︎ Mars04:23 – 05:08
- 12☉︎ Sun05:08 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Thursday, 23 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 20:50: the day lasts 14h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 9h 03m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:52 to 07:07: 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.