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, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 16:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:40 – 08:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:25 – 09:10
- 3♂︎ Mars09:10 – 09:55
- 4☉︎ Sun09:55 – 10:39
- 5♀︎ Venus10:39 – 11:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:09
- 7☽︎ Moon12:09 – 12:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:54 – 13:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:38 – 14:23
- 10♂︎ Mars14:23 – 15:08
- 11☉︎ Sun15:08 – 15:53
- 12♀︎ Venus15:53 – 16:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:38 – 17:53
- 2☽︎ Moon17:53 – 19:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:08 – 20:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:23 – 21:38
- 5♂︎ Mars21:38 – 22:54
- 6☉︎ Sun22:54 – 00:09
- 7♀︎ Venus00:09 – 01:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:24 – 02:39
- 9☽︎ Moon02:39 – 03:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 05:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 06:25
- 12♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Constanţa?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 16:38: the day lasts 8h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 15h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:40 to 08:25: 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.