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, 15 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:44 – 08:28
- 2☉︎ Sun08:28 – 09:13
- 3♀︎ Venus09:13 – 09:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:57 – 10:41
- 5☽︎ Moon10:41 – 11:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 12:54
- 8♂︎ Mars12:54 – 13:39
- 9☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:23
- 10♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 15:52
- 12☽︎ Moon15:52 – 16:36
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:36 – 17:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 19:07
- 3♂︎ Mars19:07 – 20:23
- 4☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:39
- 5♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 00:10
- 7☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:42 – 03:58
- 10♂︎ Mars03:58 – 05:13
- 11☉︎ Sun05:13 – 06:29
- 12♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 16:36: the day lasts 8h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 15h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:44 to 08:28: 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.