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, 6 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:35 – 07:40
- 2♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:50
- 4☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 12:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 13:06
- 7♂︎ Mars13:06 – 14:11
- 8☉︎ Sun14:11 – 15:16
- 9♀︎ Venus15:16 – 16:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:26
- 11☽︎ Moon17:26 – 18:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:31 – 19:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:36 – 20:31
- 2♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:26
- 3☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:21
- 4♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 00:11
- 6☽︎ Moon00:11 – 01:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 02:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 02:56
- 9♂︎ Mars02:56 – 03:51
- 10☉︎ Sun03:51 – 04:46
- 11♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brăila?
On Sunday, 6 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 11h 00m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:35 to 07:40: 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.