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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 08:03
- 2☽︎ Moon08:03 – 09:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:21
- 5♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:28
- 6☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:34
- 7♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:46
- 9☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 17:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 19:05
- 12♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:05
- 2♀︎ Venus21:05 – 21:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:53
- 4☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 00:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:34
- 7♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:28
- 8☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:22
- 9♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:10
- 11☽︎ Moon05:10 – 06:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:04 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Timişoara?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:57 to 08:03: 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.