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, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:43 – 08:27
- 2♀︎ Venus08:27 – 09:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 09:56
- 4☽︎ Moon09:56 – 10:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:09
- 7♂︎ Mars12:09 – 12:54
- 8☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:38
- 9♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:07
- 11☽︎ Moon15:07 – 15:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:51
- 2♂︎ Mars17:51 – 19:07
- 3☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:23
- 4♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:54
- 6☽︎ Moon22:54 – 00:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 01:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:41
- 9♂︎ Mars02:41 – 03:56
- 10☉︎ Sun03:56 – 05:12
- 11♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 16:36: the day lasts 8h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 15h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:43 to 08:27: 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.