Planetary hours
in Constanţa.
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, 8 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:34 – 07:40
- 2☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:56
- 5♂︎ Mars10:56 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 13:07
- 7♀︎ Venus13:07 – 14:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:18
- 9☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:24 – 17:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:35
- 12♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:35
- 2♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:23
- 4☽︎ Moon22:23 – 23:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:06
- 7♂︎ Mars01:06 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 02:55
- 9♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:44
- 11☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:38 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Constanţa?
On Wednesday, 8 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:34 to 07:40: 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.