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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:38
- 2☽︎ Moon07:38 – 08:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 11:01
- 5♂︎ Mars11:01 – 12:09
- 6☉︎ Sun12:09 – 13:16
- 7♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:32
- 9☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:39 – 17:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:47 – 18:55
- 12♂︎ Mars18:55 – 20:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:02 – 20:55
- 2♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:40
- 4☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:17
- 7♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:02
- 9♀︎ Venus03:02 – 03:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:47
- 11☽︎ Moon04:47 – 05:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:39 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:31 to 07:38: 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.