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 Wednesday, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:32
- 2☽︎ Moon07:32 – 08:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 12:09
- 6☉︎ Sun12:09 – 13:18
- 7♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:37
- 9☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 19:05
- 12♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:05
- 2♀︎ Venus21:05 – 21:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 22:47
- 4☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:19
- 7♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:00
- 9♀︎ Venus03:00 – 03:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:42
- 11☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:33 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:22 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.