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 Tuesday, 20 August 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 20:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:15 – 07:24
- 2☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:34
- 3♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:43 – 10:52
- 5☽︎ Moon10:52 – 12:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:01 – 13:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 14:20
- 8♂︎ Mars14:20 – 15:29
- 9☉︎ Sun15:29 – 16:38
- 10♀︎ Venus16:38 – 17:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:47 – 18:57
- 12☽︎ Moon18:57 – 20:06
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:06 – 20:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:57 – 21:48
- 3♂︎ Mars21:48 – 22:38
- 4☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:29
- 5♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 01:11
- 7☽︎ Moon01:11 – 02:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:02 – 02:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:53 – 03:44
- 10♂︎ Mars03:44 – 04:35
- 11☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:25
- 12♀︎ Venus05:25 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brăila?
On Tuesday, 20 August 2024, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 20:06: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:15 to 07:24: 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.