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 Thursday, 9 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 20:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:47
- 2♂︎ Mars06:47 – 08:04
- 3☉︎ Sun08:04 – 09:20
- 4♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:53
- 6☽︎ Moon11:53 – 13:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 14:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:27 – 15:43
- 9♂︎ Mars15:43 – 17:00
- 10☉︎ Sun17:00 – 18:16
- 11♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:33 – 20:50
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:50 – 21:33
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 23:00
- 4♂︎ Mars23:00 – 23:44
- 5☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:27
- 6♀︎ Venus00:27 – 01:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:10 – 01:54
- 8☽︎ Moon01:54 – 02:37
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:37 – 03:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:21 – 04:04
- 11♂︎ Mars04:04 – 04:48
- 12☉︎ Sun04:48 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Constanţa?
On Thursday, 9 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 20:50: the day lasts 15h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 8h 42m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:30 to 06:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.