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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 07:52
- 2☽︎ Moon07:52 – 08:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:39 – 09:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:15
- 5♂︎ Mars10:15 – 11:02
- 6☉︎ Sun11:02 – 11:50
- 7♀︎ Venus11:50 – 12:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:25
- 9☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 15:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 15:48
- 12♂︎ Mars15:48 – 16:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:36 – 17:48
- 2♀︎ Venus17:48 – 19:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:01 – 20:13
- 4☽︎ Moon20:13 – 21:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:51
- 7♂︎ Mars23:51 – 01:03
- 8☉︎ Sun01:03 – 02:15
- 9♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:40
- 11☽︎ Moon04:40 – 05:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Constanţa?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 16:36: the day lasts 9h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:04 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.