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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:32 – 08:17
- 2☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 09:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:19
- 6☉︎ Sun11:19 – 12:04
- 7♀︎ Venus12:04 – 12:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:50 – 13:35
- 9☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:06 – 15:51
- 12♂︎ Mars15:51 – 16:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:37 – 17:51
- 2♀︎ Venus17:51 – 19:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:06 – 20:21
- 4☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:50 – 00:05
- 7♂︎ Mars00:05 – 01:20
- 8☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:34
- 9♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 05:04
- 11☽︎ Moon05:04 – 06:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 16:37: the day lasts 9h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 14h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:32 to 08:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.