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 Monday, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 16:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:01
- 4♂︎ Mars10:01 – 10:45
- 5☉︎ Sun10:45 – 11:29
- 6♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 12:57
- 8☽︎ Moon12:57 – 13:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:41 – 14:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:26 – 15:10
- 11♂︎ Mars15:10 – 15:54
- 12☉︎ Sun15:54 – 16:38
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:38 – 17:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 19:10
- 3☽︎ Moon19:10 – 20:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:26 – 21:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:42 – 22:57
- 6♂︎ Mars22:57 – 00:13
- 7☉︎ Sun00:13 – 01:29
- 8♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 04:01
- 10☽︎ Moon04:01 – 05:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:33 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 16:38: the day lasts 8h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 15h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:48 to 08:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.