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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:37 – 07:47
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 08:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:57 – 10:08
- 4♂︎ Mars10:08 – 11:18
- 5☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:28
- 6♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:38
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:48
- 8☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 17:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:19
- 11♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:29
- 12☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:40
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:19
- 3☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 23:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:59 – 00:49
- 6♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:39
- 7☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:29
- 8♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:08
- 10☽︎ Moon04:08 – 04:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 05:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:48 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Timişoara?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 20:40: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 9h 59m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:37 to 07:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.