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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:10 – 07:20
- 2♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:41
- 4☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 12:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 13:12
- 7♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:22
- 8☉︎ Sun14:22 – 15:32
- 9♀︎ Venus15:32 – 16:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:42 – 17:53
- 11☽︎ Moon17:53 – 19:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:13 – 21:03
- 2♂︎ Mars21:03 – 21:53
- 3☉︎ Sun21:53 – 22:43
- 4♀︎ Venus22:43 – 23:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:33 – 00:22
- 6☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 02:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 02:52
- 9♂︎ Mars02:52 – 03:42
- 10☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:31
- 11♀︎ Venus04:31 – 05:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brăila?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:10 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.