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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:10 – 07:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:21 – 08:33
- 3♂︎ Mars08:33 – 09:45
- 4☉︎ Sun09:45 – 10:57
- 5♀︎ Venus10:57 – 12:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 13:20
- 7☽︎ Moon13:20 – 14:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:56
- 10♂︎ Mars16:56 – 18:07
- 11☉︎ Sun18:07 – 19:19
- 12♀︎ Venus19:19 – 20:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:19
- 2☽︎ Moon21:19 – 22:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 22:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:56 – 23:44
- 5♂︎ Mars23:44 – 00:33
- 6☉︎ Sun00:33 – 01:21
- 7♀︎ Venus01:21 – 02:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:09 – 02:58
- 9☽︎ Moon02:58 – 03:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:46 – 04:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:34 – 05:23
- 12♂︎ Mars05:23 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:10 to 07:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.