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, 13 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:15 – 07:26
- 2♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:37
- 3☉︎ Sun08:37 – 09:48
- 4♀︎ Venus09:48 – 10:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:58 – 12:09
- 6☽︎ Moon12:09 – 13:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:20 – 14:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:30 – 15:41
- 9♂︎ Mars15:41 – 16:52
- 10☉︎ Sun16:52 – 18:02
- 11♀︎ Venus18:02 – 19:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:24
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:13 – 22:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 22:52
- 4♂︎ Mars22:52 – 23:41
- 5☉︎ Sun23:41 – 00:31
- 6♀︎ Venus00:31 – 01:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:10
- 8☽︎ Moon02:10 – 02:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 03:48
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:48 – 04:38
- 11♂︎ Mars04:38 – 05:27
- 12☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Thursday, 13 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:15 to 07:26: 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.