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 Tuesday, 23 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:13
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:13 – 08:57
- 2☉︎ Sun08:57 – 09:40
- 3♀︎ Venus09:40 – 10:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:24 – 11:07
- 5☽︎ Moon11:07 – 11:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:50 – 12:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:17
- 8♂︎ Mars13:17 – 14:00
- 9☉︎ Sun14:00 – 14:44
- 10♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:11
- 12☽︎ Moon16:11 – 16:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 18:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:27
- 3♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:44
- 4☉︎ Sun20:44 – 22:01
- 5♀︎ Venus22:01 – 23:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:34
- 7☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 03:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 04:24
- 10♂︎ Mars04:24 – 05:41
- 11☉︎ Sun05:41 – 06:57
- 12♀︎ Venus06:57 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Timişoara?
On Tuesday, 23 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:13 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 8h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 15h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:13 to 08:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.