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 Friday, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:38
- 3☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:48 – 10:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 12:09
- 6♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:19
- 7☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:30
- 8♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:51
- 10☽︎ Moon16:51 – 18:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:01 – 19:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:12 – 20:22
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:22 – 21:12
- 2☉︎ Sun21:12 – 22:01
- 3♀︎ Venus22:01 – 22:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:41
- 5☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:10
- 8♂︎ Mars02:10 – 02:59
- 9☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:49
- 10♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:39 – 05:28
- 12☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:17 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.