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 Sunday, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:36 – 06:51
- 2♀︎ Venus06:51 – 08:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:20
- 4☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 13:04
- 7♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:19
- 8☉︎ Sun14:19 – 15:34
- 9♀︎ Venus15:34 – 16:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:49 – 18:03
- 11☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:18 – 20:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:33 – 21:18
- 2♂︎ Mars21:18 – 22:03
- 3☉︎ Sun22:03 – 22:48
- 4♀︎ Venus22:48 – 23:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:34 – 00:19
- 6☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:04 – 01:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:34
- 9♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:19
- 10☉︎ Sun03:19 – 04:04
- 11♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brăila?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 14h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 9h 02m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:36 to 06:51: 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.