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 Saturday, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 16:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:37 – 08:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:21 – 09:05
- 3♂︎ Mars09:05 – 09:49
- 4☉︎ Sun09:49 – 10:33
- 5♀︎ Venus10:33 – 11:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:17 – 12:01
- 7☽︎ Moon12:01 – 12:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:45 – 13:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:13
- 10♂︎ Mars14:13 – 14:57
- 11☉︎ Sun14:57 – 15:41
- 12♀︎ Venus15:41 – 16:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:41
- 2☽︎ Moon17:41 – 18:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:57 – 20:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:13 – 21:29
- 5♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:46
- 6☉︎ Sun22:46 – 00:02
- 7♀︎ Venus00:02 – 01:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:18 – 02:34
- 9☽︎ Moon02:34 – 03:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 05:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:06 – 06:22
- 12♂︎ Mars06:22 – 07:38
Other cities · Romania
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brăila?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 16:25: the day lasts 8h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 15h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:37 to 08:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.