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 Sunday, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- 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☉︎ Sun07:40 – 08:25
- 2♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 09:55
- 4☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:09
- 7♂︎ Mars12:09 – 12:54
- 8☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:39
- 9♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:09
- 11☽︎ Moon15:09 – 15:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 16:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:38 – 17:54
- 2♂︎ Mars17:54 – 19:09
- 3☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:24
- 4♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:54
- 6☽︎ Moon22:54 – 00:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 01:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:40
- 9♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:55
- 10☉︎ Sun03:55 – 05:10
- 11♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Constanţa?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 16:38: the day lasts 8h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 15h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.