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 Tuesday, 15 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 16:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:40 – 08:24
- 2☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:07
- 3♀︎ Venus09:07 – 09:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:51 – 10:35
- 5☽︎ Moon10:35 – 11:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 12:46
- 8♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:30
- 9☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:14
- 10♀︎ Venus14:14 – 14:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 15:42
- 12☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:58
- 3♂︎ Mars18:58 – 20:14
- 4☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:31
- 5♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 00:03
- 7☽︎ Moon00:03 – 01:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 02:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:36 – 03:52
- 10♂︎ Mars03:52 – 05:08
- 11☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:24
- 12♀︎ Venus06:24 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brăila?
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 16:25: the day lasts 8h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 15h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:40 to 08:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.