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 Wednesday, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 21:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 07:11
- 2☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:46 – 11:04
- 5♂︎ Mars11:04 – 12:22
- 6☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:39
- 7♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 16:15
- 9☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:33 – 18:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 20:08
- 12♂︎ Mars20:08 – 21:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:08
- 2♀︎ Venus22:08 – 22:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 23:33
- 4☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 00:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 01:40
- 7♂︎ Mars01:40 – 02:22
- 8☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:05
- 9♀︎ Venus03:05 – 03:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:29
- 11☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Timişoara?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 21:26: the day lasts 15h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 8h 29m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:53 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.