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, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:46 – 08:30
- 2☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:14
- 3♀︎ Venus09:14 – 09:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:58 – 10:42
- 5☽︎ Moon10:42 – 11:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 12:54
- 8♂︎ Mars12:54 – 13:37
- 9☉︎ Sun13:37 – 14:21
- 10♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 15:49
- 12☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 19:05
- 3♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:21
- 4☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:37
- 5♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 00:10
- 7☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:42 – 03:58
- 10♂︎ Mars03:58 – 05:14
- 11☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:30
- 12♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brăila?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 16:33: the day lasts 8h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 15h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:46 to 08:30: 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.