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 Tuesday, 1 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:38 – 07:44
- 2☉︎ Sun07:44 – 08:50
- 3♀︎ Venus08:50 – 09:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 11:02
- 5☽︎ Moon11:02 – 12:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:08 – 13:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:21
- 8♂︎ Mars14:21 – 15:27
- 9☉︎ Sun15:27 – 16:33
- 10♀︎ Venus16:33 – 17:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:39 – 18:46
- 12☽︎ Moon18:46 – 19:52
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 20:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:46 – 21:40
- 3♂︎ Mars21:40 – 22:34
- 4☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:27
- 5♀︎ Venus23:27 – 00:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:21 – 01:15
- 7☽︎ Moon01:15 – 02:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:09 – 03:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:03 – 03:57
- 10♂︎ Mars03:57 – 04:51
- 11☉︎ Sun04:51 – 05:45
- 12♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Tuesday, 1 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:38 to 07:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.