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, 30 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:10
- 2☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:07
- 5♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:06
- 6☉︎ Sun12:06 – 13:05
- 7♀︎ Venus13:05 – 14:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 15:02
- 9☽︎ Moon15:02 – 16:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 17:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 17:59
- 12♂︎ Mars17:59 – 18:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:58 – 19:59
- 2♀︎ Venus19:59 – 21:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 22:02
- 4☽︎ Moon22:02 – 23:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 00:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 01:05
- 7♂︎ Mars01:05 – 02:07
- 8☉︎ Sun02:07 – 03:08
- 9♀︎ Venus03:08 – 04:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:10
- 11☽︎ Moon05:10 – 06:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:11 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Wednesday, 30 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 11h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 12h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:11 to 08:10: 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.