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, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:21 – 08:18
- 2♂︎ Mars08:18 – 09:15
- 3☉︎ Sun09:15 – 10:12
- 4♀︎ Venus10:12 – 11:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:09 – 12:05
- 6☽︎ Moon12:05 – 13:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 13:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:59 – 14:56
- 9♂︎ Mars14:56 – 15:53
- 10☉︎ Sun15:53 – 16:50
- 11♀︎ Venus16:50 – 17:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:47 – 18:43
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:43 – 19:47
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 20:50
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:50 – 21:53
- 4♂︎ Mars21:53 – 22:56
- 5☉︎ Sun22:56 – 00:00
- 6♀︎ Venus00:00 – 01:03
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:03 – 02:06
- 8☽︎ Moon02:06 – 03:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:09 – 04:13
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:13 – 05:16
- 11♂︎ Mars05:16 – 06:19
- 12☉︎ Sun06:19 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 12h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:21 to 08:18: 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.