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 Saturday, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:52 – 07:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:06 – 08:19
- 3♂︎ Mars08:19 – 09:32
- 4☉︎ Sun09:32 – 10:45
- 5♀︎ Venus10:45 – 11:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:58 – 13:11
- 7☽︎ Moon13:11 – 14:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 15:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:37 – 16:50
- 10♂︎ Mars16:50 – 18:03
- 11☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:16
- 12♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:17
- 2☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 22:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:38
- 5♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:25
- 6☉︎ Sun00:25 – 01:12
- 7♀︎ Venus01:12 – 01:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 02:46
- 9☽︎ Moon02:46 – 03:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:33 – 04:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:20 – 05:07
- 12♂︎ Mars05:07 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Constanţa?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 14h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 9h 24m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:52 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.