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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 16:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:07
- 2☽︎ Moon08:07 – 08:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 09:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:23
- 5♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:09
- 6☉︎ Sun11:09 – 11:54
- 7♀︎ Venus11:54 – 12:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:25
- 9☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 14:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:56 – 15:42
- 12♂︎ Mars15:42 – 16:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:42
- 2♀︎ Venus17:42 – 18:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 20:11
- 4☽︎ Moon20:11 – 21:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:40 – 23:55
- 7♂︎ Mars23:55 – 01:09
- 8☉︎ Sun01:09 – 02:24
- 9♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:53
- 11☽︎ Moon04:53 – 06:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:08 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Constanţa?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 9h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 14h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:21 to 08:07: 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.