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 Wednesday, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:25
- 2☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:05
- 5♂︎ Mars11:05 – 11:58
- 6☉︎ Sun11:58 – 12:52
- 7♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:39
- 9☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:26 – 17:19
- 12♂︎ Mars17:19 – 18:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:13 – 19:19
- 2♀︎ Venus19:19 – 20:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:33
- 4☽︎ Moon21:33 – 22:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:53
- 7♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:59
- 8☉︎ Sun01:59 – 03:06
- 9♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:19
- 11☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:26 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brăila?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 13h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:31 to 08:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.