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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:52 – 07:43
- 2♀︎ Venus07:43 – 08:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:34 – 09:25
- 4☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 11:58
- 7♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:49
- 8☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:40
- 9♀︎ Venus13:40 – 14:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:23
- 11☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:05
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:05 – 18:14
- 2♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:23
- 3☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:32
- 4♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:50
- 6☽︎ Moon22:50 – 23:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 01:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 02:17
- 9♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:26
- 10☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:35
- 11♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:53
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:52 to 07:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.