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, 16 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 20:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:36 – 06:52
- 2♂︎ Mars06:52 – 08:08
- 3☉︎ Sun08:08 – 09:24
- 4♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:39 – 11:55
- 6☽︎ Moon11:55 – 13:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:11 – 14:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:27 – 15:42
- 9♂︎ Mars15:42 – 16:58
- 10☉︎ Sun16:58 – 18:14
- 11♀︎ Venus18:14 – 19:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:45
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:45 – 21:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 22:58
- 4♂︎ Mars22:58 – 23:43
- 5☉︎ Sun23:43 – 00:27
- 6♀︎ Venus00:27 – 01:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:11 – 01:56
- 8☽︎ Moon01:56 – 02:40
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:40 – 03:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:09
- 11♂︎ Mars04:09 – 04:53
- 12☉︎ Sun04:53 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Constanţa?
On Thursday, 16 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 20:45: the day lasts 15h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 8h 52m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:36 to 06:52: 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.