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 Saturday, 20 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 20:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:38 – 07:56
- 3♂︎ Mars07:56 – 09:14
- 4☉︎ Sun09:14 – 10:33
- 5♀︎ Venus10:33 – 11:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:51 – 13:09
- 7☽︎ Moon13:09 – 14:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 17:04
- 10♂︎ Mars17:04 – 18:22
- 11☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:41
- 12♀︎ Venus19:41 – 20:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:41
- 2☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 23:46
- 5♂︎ Mars23:46 – 00:28
- 6☉︎ Sun00:28 – 01:09
- 7♀︎ Venus01:09 – 01:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 02:33
- 9☽︎ Moon02:33 – 03:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:15 – 03:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:56 – 04:38
- 12♂︎ Mars04:38 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brăila?
On Saturday, 20 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 20:59: the day lasts 15h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 8h 21m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:20 to 06:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.