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, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:37 – 07:29
- 2♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:14
- 4☽︎ Moon09:14 – 10:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 10:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 11:51
- 7♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:44
- 8☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:36
- 9♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:21
- 11☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:14
- 2♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:21
- 3☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:29
- 4♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:44
- 6☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 01:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 02:07
- 9♂︎ Mars02:07 – 03:15
- 10☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:23
- 11♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brăila?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:37 to 07:29: 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.