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, 19 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:59 – 07:14
- 2☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:30
- 3♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 11:01
- 5☽︎ Moon11:01 – 12:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:16 – 13:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:31 – 14:47
- 8♂︎ Mars14:47 – 16:02
- 9☉︎ Sun16:02 – 17:18
- 10♀︎ Venus17:18 – 18:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:33 – 19:48
- 12☽︎ Moon19:48 – 21:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:04 – 21:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:48 – 22:33
- 3♂︎ Mars22:33 – 23:17
- 4☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:02
- 5♀︎ Venus00:02 – 00:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:46 – 01:31
- 7☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 03:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:00 – 03:44
- 10♂︎ Mars03:44 – 04:29
- 11☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:14
- 12♀︎ Venus05:14 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Timişoara?
On Tuesday, 19 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 15h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 8h 54m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:59 to 07:14: 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.