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 Thursday, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:58 – 07:10
- 2♂︎ Mars07:10 – 08:23
- 3☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:35
- 4♀︎ Venus09:35 – 10:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:48 – 12:01
- 6☽︎ Moon12:01 – 13:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:13 – 14:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:26 – 15:38
- 9♂︎ Mars15:38 – 16:51
- 10☉︎ Sun16:51 – 18:03
- 11♀︎ Venus18:03 – 19:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:16 – 20:29
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:16
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:16 – 22:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:04 – 22:51
- 4♂︎ Mars22:51 – 23:39
- 5☉︎ Sun23:39 – 00:26
- 6♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:01
- 8☽︎ Moon02:01 – 02:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:49 – 03:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:36 – 04:24
- 11♂︎ Mars04:24 – 05:11
- 12☉︎ Sun05:11 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brăila?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:58 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.