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 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 20:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:46
- 2☽︎ Moon06:46 – 08:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 09:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:36
- 5♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:53
- 6☉︎ Sun11:53 – 13:10
- 7♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:43
- 9☽︎ Moon15:43 – 17:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:33
- 12♂︎ Mars19:33 – 20:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:50 – 21:33
- 2♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:00
- 4☽︎ Moon23:00 – 23:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 00:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:10
- 7♂︎ Mars01:10 – 01:54
- 8☉︎ Sun01:54 – 02:37
- 9♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:04
- 11☽︎ Moon04:04 – 04:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Constanţa?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 20:50: the day lasts 15h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 8h 40m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:30 to 06:46: 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.