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, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 20:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:56
- 2☽︎ Moon06:56 – 08:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:12 – 09:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:43
- 5♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:58
- 6☉︎ Sun11:58 – 13:14
- 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:45
- 9☽︎ Moon15:45 – 17:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:31
- 12♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:47 – 21:31
- 2♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:00
- 4☽︎ Moon23:00 – 23:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:14
- 7♂︎ Mars01:14 – 01:59
- 8☉︎ Sun01:59 – 02:44
- 9♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:13
- 11☽︎ Moon04:13 – 04:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brăila?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 20:47: the day lasts 15h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 8h 55m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:41 to 06:56: 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.