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 Tuesday, 15 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:46 – 07:49
- 2☉︎ Sun07:49 – 08:51
- 3♀︎ Venus08:51 – 09:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:54 – 10:57
- 5☽︎ Moon10:57 – 12:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:00 – 13:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:02 – 14:05
- 8♂︎ Mars14:05 – 15:08
- 9☉︎ Sun15:08 – 16:11
- 10♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:16
- 12☽︎ Moon18:16 – 19:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:19 – 20:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:16 – 21:14
- 3♂︎ Mars21:14 – 22:11
- 4☉︎ Sun22:11 – 23:08
- 5♀︎ Venus23:08 – 00:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:06 – 01:03
- 7☽︎ Moon01:03 – 02:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:00 – 02:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:58 – 03:55
- 10♂︎ Mars03:55 – 04:52
- 11☉︎ Sun04:52 – 05:50
- 12♀︎ Venus05:50 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brăila?
On Tuesday, 15 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 12h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 11h 28m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:46 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.