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, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:29
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:23
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:17
- 4♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:11
- 5☉︎ Sun11:11 – 12:06
- 6♀︎ Venus12:06 – 13:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 13:54
- 8☽︎ Moon13:54 – 14:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:36
- 11♂︎ Mars16:36 – 17:30
- 12☉︎ Sun17:30 – 18:24
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:24 – 19:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:36
- 3☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 22:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:54
- 6♂︎ Mars23:54 – 01:00
- 7☉︎ Sun01:00 – 02:06
- 8♀︎ Venus02:06 – 03:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 04:18
- 10☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:30 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 10h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 13h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:35 to 08:29: 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.