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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:24
- 2☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:10
- 5♂︎ Mars11:10 – 12:05
- 6☉︎ Sun12:05 – 13:01
- 7♀︎ Venus13:01 – 13:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 14:51
- 9☽︎ Moon14:51 – 15:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 16:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 17:38
- 12♂︎ Mars17:38 – 18:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:38
- 2♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:47
- 4☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 23:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 01:01
- 7♂︎ Mars01:01 – 02:06
- 8☉︎ Sun02:06 – 03:11
- 9♀︎ Venus03:11 – 04:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:20
- 11☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:25 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 11h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 12h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:29 to 08:24: 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.