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 Monday, 5 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 10:10
- 4♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:08
- 5☉︎ Sun11:08 – 12:06
- 6♀︎ Venus12:06 – 13:03
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:03 – 14:01
- 8☽︎ Moon14:01 – 14:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 15:56
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 16:54
- 11♂︎ Mars16:54 – 17:51
- 12☉︎ Sun17:51 – 18:49
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:49 – 19:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 20:54
- 3☽︎ Moon20:54 – 21:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:56 – 22:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:59 – 00:01
- 6♂︎ Mars00:01 – 01:04
- 7☉︎ Sun01:04 – 02:06
- 8♀︎ Venus02:06 – 03:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 04:11
- 10☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:14 – 06:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:16 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Monday, 5 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 11h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:17 to 08:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.