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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:55 – 08:49
- 2♀︎ Venus08:49 – 09:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:43 – 10:37
- 4☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:19
- 7♂︎ Mars13:19 – 14:13
- 8☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:08
- 9♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 16:56
- 11☽︎ Moon16:56 – 17:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:50 – 18:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 19:50
- 2♂︎ Mars19:50 – 20:56
- 3☉︎ Sun20:56 – 22:02
- 4♀︎ Venus22:02 – 23:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 00:14
- 6☽︎ Moon00:14 – 01:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:26 – 03:32
- 9♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:38
- 10☉︎ Sun04:38 – 05:44
- 11♀︎ Venus05:44 – 06:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Timişoara?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 10h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 13h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:55 to 08:49: 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.