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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:14
- 3☽︎ Moon09:14 – 10:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:03 – 11:58
- 6♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:53
- 7☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:48
- 8♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:42 – 15:37
- 10☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:26
- 2☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:32
- 3♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:43
- 5☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:59
- 8♂︎ Mars01:59 – 03:04
- 9☉︎ Sun03:04 – 04:10
- 10♀︎ Venus04:10 – 05:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:21
- 12☽︎ Moon06:21 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brăila?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:25 to 08:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.