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 Monday, 20 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:39 – 06:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:55 – 08:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:26
- 4♂︎ Mars09:26 – 10:42
- 5☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:58
- 6♀︎ Venus11:58 – 13:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:30
- 8☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 17:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:17
- 11♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:33
- 12☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:48
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:48 – 21:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:17
- 3☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:30
- 6♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:14
- 7☉︎ Sun01:14 – 01:59
- 8♀︎ Venus01:59 – 02:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:43 – 03:27
- 10☽︎ Moon03:27 – 04:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 04:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:56 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brăila?
On Monday, 20 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 20:48: the day lasts 15h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 8h 51m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:39 to 06:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.