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 Sunday, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 20:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:55 – 07:10
- 2♀︎ Venus07:10 – 08:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:38
- 4☽︎ Moon09:38 – 10:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:53 – 12:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 13:21
- 7♂︎ Mars13:21 – 14:36
- 8☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:50
- 9♀︎ Venus15:50 – 17:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:19
- 11☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:33 – 20:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 21:33
- 2♂︎ Mars21:33 – 22:19
- 3☉︎ Sun22:19 – 23:05
- 4♀︎ Venus23:05 – 23:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:50 – 00:36
- 6☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:08 – 02:53
- 9♂︎ Mars02:53 – 03:39
- 10☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:25
- 11♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 20:47: the day lasts 14h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 9h 09m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:55 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.