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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:51
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 08:35
- 2☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 10:49
- 5♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:18
- 7♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 13:46
- 9☽︎ Moon13:46 – 14:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 16:00
- 12♂︎ Mars16:00 – 16:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:44 – 18:00
- 2♀︎ Venus18:00 – 19:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:15 – 20:31
- 4☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 23:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 00:18
- 7♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:49
- 9♀︎ Venus02:49 – 04:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:20
- 11☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bucharest?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:51 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 8h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 15h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:51 to 08:35: 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.