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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 20:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:30 – 09:40
- 4♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:49
- 5☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:59
- 6♀︎ Venus11:59 – 13:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:18
- 8☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:38 – 17:47
- 11♂︎ Mars17:47 – 18:57
- 12☉︎ Sun18:57 – 20:07
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:07 – 20:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 21:48
- 3☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:19
- 6♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:09
- 7☉︎ Sun01:09 – 02:00
- 8♀︎ Venus02:00 – 02:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:50 – 03:40
- 10☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:21 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Constanţa?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 20:07: the day lasts 13h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 10h 05m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:11 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.