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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:02 – 07:51
- 2♀︎ Venus07:51 – 08:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:30
- 4☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 11:59
- 7♂︎ Mars11:59 – 12:48
- 8☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:38
- 9♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:17
- 11☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 16:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 18:06
- 2♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:17
- 3☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:27
- 4♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:49
- 6☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 01:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 02:20
- 9♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:31
- 10☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:42
- 11♀︎ Venus04:42 – 05:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 07:03
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:02 to 07:51: 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.