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 Sunday, 6 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:43 – 07:48
- 2♀︎ Venus07:48 – 08:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:53 – 09:58
- 4☽︎ Moon09:58 – 11:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 12:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 13:13
- 7♂︎ Mars13:13 – 14:18
- 8☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:23
- 9♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:33
- 11☽︎ Moon17:33 – 18:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:38 – 19:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:43 – 20:38
- 2♂︎ Mars20:38 – 21:33
- 3☉︎ Sun21:33 – 22:28
- 4♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:18
- 6☽︎ Moon00:18 – 01:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 03:04
- 9♂︎ Mars03:04 – 03:59
- 10☉︎ Sun03:59 – 04:54
- 11♀︎ Venus04:54 – 05:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Sunday, 6 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 12h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:43 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.