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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:45
- 2☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 09:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 11:02
- 5♂︎ Mars11:02 – 12:08
- 6☉︎ Sun12:08 – 13:14
- 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:26
- 9☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:44
- 12♂︎ Mars18:44 – 19:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:44
- 2♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:32
- 4☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:21 – 01:15
- 7♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:09
- 8☉︎ Sun02:09 – 03:03
- 9♀︎ Venus03:03 – 03:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:52
- 11☽︎ Moon04:52 – 05:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:39 to 07:45: 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.