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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:55 – 07:45
- 2☉︎ Sun07:45 – 08:36
- 3♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:17
- 5☽︎ Moon10:17 – 11:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 11:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 12:49
- 8♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:40
- 9☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:30
- 10♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:11
- 12☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 18:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:21
- 3♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:30
- 4☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:40
- 5♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:59
- 7☽︎ Moon23:59 – 01:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:28
- 10♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:37
- 11☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:47
- 12♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:56
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 10h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 13h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:55 to 07:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.