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 Thursday, 1 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:13 – 08:11
- 2♂︎ Mars08:11 – 09:10
- 3☉︎ Sun09:10 – 10:08
- 4♀︎ Venus10:08 – 11:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:07 – 12:06
- 6☽︎ Moon12:06 – 13:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:04 – 14:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 15:02
- 9♂︎ Mars15:02 – 16:00
- 10☉︎ Sun16:00 – 16:59
- 11♀︎ Venus16:59 – 17:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:57 – 18:56
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:56 – 19:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:58 – 20:59
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:59 – 22:01
- 4♂︎ Mars22:01 – 23:02
- 5☉︎ Sun23:02 – 00:03
- 6♀︎ Venus00:03 – 01:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:05 – 02:06
- 8☽︎ Moon02:06 – 03:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:08 – 04:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:09 – 05:11
- 11♂︎ Mars05:11 – 06:12
- 12☉︎ Sun06:12 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Thursday, 1 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:13 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.