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, 9 April 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:33 – 07:39
- 2☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:57
- 5♂︎ Mars10:57 – 12:04
- 6☉︎ Sun12:04 – 13:10
- 7♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:22
- 9☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:40
- 12♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:46 – 20:40
- 2♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:27
- 4☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:09
- 7♂︎ Mars01:09 – 02:02
- 8☉︎ Sun02:02 – 02:56
- 9♀︎ Venus02:56 – 03:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:44
- 11☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:38 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brăila?
On Wednesday, 9 April 2025, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:33 to 07:39: 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.