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 Thursday, 29 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:42 – 07:34
- 2♂︎ Mars07:34 – 08:25
- 3☉︎ Sun08:25 – 09:17
- 4♀︎ Venus09:17 – 10:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:08 – 11:00
- 6☽︎ Moon11:00 – 11:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 12:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:42 – 13:34
- 9♂︎ Mars13:34 – 14:25
- 10☉︎ Sun14:25 – 15:17
- 11♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:08 – 17:00
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:00 – 18:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:08 – 19:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:17 – 20:26
- 4♂︎ Mars20:26 – 21:34
- 5☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:43
- 6♀︎ Venus22:43 – 23:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 01:00
- 8☽︎ Moon01:00 – 02:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:09 – 03:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:26
- 11♂︎ Mars04:26 – 05:35
- 12☉︎ Sun05:35 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brăila?
On Thursday, 29 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 13h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:42 to 07:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.