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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:42
- 2☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 10:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 11:16
- 5♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:28
- 6☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:39
- 7♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 16:02
- 9☽︎ Moon16:02 – 17:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:36
- 12♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:48 – 21:36
- 2♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:14
- 4☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 00:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:40
- 7♂︎ Mars01:40 – 02:29
- 8☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:17
- 9♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 04:55
- 11☽︎ Moon04:55 – 05:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:43 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Timişoara?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 20:48: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:31 to 07:42: 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.