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, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:23
- 2♂︎ Mars07:23 – 08:32
- 3☉︎ Sun08:32 – 09:41
- 4♀︎ Venus09:41 – 10:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:50 – 11:59
- 6☽︎ Moon11:59 – 13:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:08 – 14:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 15:26
- 9♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:35
- 10☉︎ Sun16:35 – 17:44
- 11♀︎ Venus17:44 – 18:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 20:02
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:02 – 20:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:53 – 21:44
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:44 – 22:35
- 4♂︎ Mars22:35 – 23:26
- 5☉︎ Sun23:26 – 00:17
- 6♀︎ Venus00:17 – 01:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:09 – 02:00
- 8☽︎ Moon02:00 – 02:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:51 – 03:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:42 – 04:33
- 11♂︎ Mars04:33 – 05:24
- 12☉︎ Sun05:24 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Constanţa?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 13h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:14 to 07:23: 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.