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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:37
- 2☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:28
- 5♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:25
- 6☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:22
- 7♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:16
- 9☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:10 – 18:07
- 12♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:07
- 2♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:10 – 22:13
- 4☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:23
- 7♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:26
- 8☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:29
- 9♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:35
- 11☽︎ Moon05:35 – 06:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:38 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Timişoara?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:40 to 08:37: 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.