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 Sunday, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:44 – 07:53
- 2♀︎ Venus07:53 – 09:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:02 – 10:11
- 4☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:37
- 7♂︎ Mars13:37 – 14:46
- 8☉︎ Sun14:46 – 15:54
- 9♀︎ Venus15:54 – 17:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:03 – 18:12
- 11☽︎ Moon18:12 – 19:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:29 – 21:21
- 2♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:12
- 3☉︎ Sun22:12 – 23:03
- 4♀︎ Venus23:03 – 23:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:55 – 00:46
- 6☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:20
- 9♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:11
- 10☉︎ Sun04:11 – 05:03
- 11♀︎ Venus05:03 – 05:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Timişoara?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 13h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 10h 16m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:44 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.