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, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:41
- 4♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:51
- 5☉︎ Sun10:51 – 12:01
- 6♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:21
- 8☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:31
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:41
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:52
- 11♂︎ Mars17:52 – 19:02
- 12☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:12
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 21:52
- 3☽︎ Moon21:52 – 22:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:22
- 6♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:12
- 7☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:02
- 8♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 03:42
- 10☽︎ Moon03:42 – 04:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:22 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brăila?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:11 to 07:21: 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.