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 Saturday, 12 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:42 – 07:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:46 – 08:49
- 3♂︎ Mars08:49 – 09:53
- 4☉︎ Sun09:53 – 10:56
- 5♀︎ Venus10:56 – 12:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:00 – 13:04
- 7☽︎ Moon13:04 – 14:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 15:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 16:14
- 10♂︎ Mars16:14 – 17:18
- 11☉︎ Sun17:18 – 18:21
- 12♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:21
- 2☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:18 – 22:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:11
- 5♂︎ Mars23:11 – 00:08
- 6☉︎ Sun00:08 – 01:04
- 7♀︎ Venus01:04 – 02:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 02:57
- 9☽︎ Moon02:57 – 03:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 04:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:50 – 05:47
- 12♂︎ Mars05:47 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brăila?
On Saturday, 12 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:42 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.