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 Friday, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 16:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:09
- 3☽︎ Moon09:09 – 09:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:20
- 6♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:04
- 7☉︎ Sun12:04 – 12:48
- 8♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:15
- 10☽︎ Moon14:15 – 14:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 15:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 16:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:26 – 17:43
- 2☉︎ Sun17:43 – 18:59
- 3♀︎ Venus18:59 – 20:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:32
- 5☽︎ Moon21:32 – 22:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 00:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 01:21
- 8♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:37
- 9☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:53
- 10♀︎ Venus03:53 – 05:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:26
- 12☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brăila?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 16:26: the day lasts 8h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 15h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:42 to 08:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.