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, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 21:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:39
- 2☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 09:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:52
- 6☉︎ Sun11:52 – 13:10
- 7♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:47
- 9☽︎ Moon15:47 – 17:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:41
- 12♂︎ Mars19:41 – 21:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:00 – 21:41
- 2♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:05
- 4☽︎ Moon23:05 – 23:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 00:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:10
- 7♂︎ Mars01:10 – 01:52
- 8☉︎ Sun01:52 – 02:34
- 9♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 03:57
- 11☽︎ Moon03:57 – 04:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brăila?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 21:00: the day lasts 15h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 8h 21m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:21 to 06:39: 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.