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 Monday, 31 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:49
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 09:56
- 4♂︎ Mars09:56 – 11:02
- 5☉︎ Sun11:02 – 12:09
- 6♀︎ Venus12:09 – 13:15
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:21
- 8☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:34
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:34 – 17:41
- 11♂︎ Mars17:41 – 18:47
- 12☉︎ Sun18:47 – 19:54
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:54 – 20:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 21:41
- 3☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:22
- 6♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:16
- 7☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:09
- 8♀︎ Venus02:09 – 03:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 03:57
- 10☽︎ Moon03:57 – 04:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:50 – 05:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:44 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Monday, 31 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:36 to 07:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.