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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:58 – 08:51
- 2☉︎ Sun08:51 – 09:45
- 3♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:38 – 11:32
- 5☽︎ Moon11:32 – 12:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:25 – 13:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:19 – 14:13
- 8♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:06
- 9☉︎ Sun15:06 – 16:00
- 10♀︎ Venus16:00 – 16:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:53 – 17:47
- 12☽︎ Moon17:47 – 18:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 19:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:47 – 20:54
- 3♂︎ Mars20:54 – 22:00
- 4☉︎ Sun22:00 – 23:07
- 5♀︎ Venus23:07 – 00:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 01:20
- 7☽︎ Moon01:20 – 02:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:26 – 03:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:39
- 10♂︎ Mars04:39 – 05:46
- 11☉︎ Sun05:46 – 06:52
- 12♀︎ Venus06:52 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Timişoara?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:58 to 08:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.