Planetary hours
in Timişoara.
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, 18 October 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 08:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 09:43
- 3♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:37
- 4☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:31
- 5♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:19
- 7☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 15:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 16:01
- 10♂︎ Mars16:01 – 16:55
- 11☉︎ Sun16:55 – 17:49
- 12♀︎ Venus17:49 – 18:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 19:50
- 2☽︎ Moon19:50 – 20:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 22:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 23:08
- 5♂︎ Mars23:08 – 00:14
- 6☉︎ Sun00:14 – 01:20
- 7♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:32
- 9☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:38 – 05:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:44 – 06:51
- 12♂︎ Mars06:51 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Timişoara?
On Saturday, 18 October 2025, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 10h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 13h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:55 to 08:49: 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.