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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:22
- 3♂︎ Mars09:22 – 10:16
- 4☉︎ Sun10:16 – 11:11
- 5♀︎ Venus11:11 – 12:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:05 – 13:00
- 7☽︎ Moon13:00 – 13:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 14:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:49 – 15:44
- 10♂︎ Mars15:44 – 16:39
- 11☉︎ Sun16:39 – 17:33
- 12♀︎ Venus17:33 – 18:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:28 – 19:33
- 2☽︎ Moon19:33 – 20:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:39 – 21:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:44 – 22:50
- 5♂︎ Mars22:50 – 23:55
- 6☉︎ Sun23:55 – 01:01
- 7♀︎ Venus01:01 – 02:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:06 – 03:12
- 9☽︎ Moon03:12 – 04:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:23 – 06:28
- 12♂︎ Mars06:28 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 10h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:32 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.