Planetary hours
in Brăila.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Right now♃︎ Hour of Jupiter — hour 6 of the night, until 23:52
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 07:41
- 2☽︎ Moon07:41 – 08:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:11
- 5♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:01
- 6☉︎ Sun11:01 – 11:51
- 7♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:41 – 13:31
- 9☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 16:01
- 12♂︎ Mars16:01 – 16:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:51 – 18:01
- 2♀︎ Venus18:01 – 19:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:21
- 4☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:31 – 22:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:42 – 23:52
- 7♂︎ Mars23:52 – 01:02
- 8☉︎ Sun01:02 – 02:12
- 9♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:32
- 11☽︎ Moon04:32 – 05:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:42 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brăila?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 10h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 14h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:50 to 07:41: 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.