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 Wednesday, 5 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 20:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 07:03
- 2☽︎ Moon07:03 – 08:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:40
- 5♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:52
- 6☉︎ Sun11:52 – 13:05
- 7♀︎ Venus13:05 – 14:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:29
- 9☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 19:06
- 12♂︎ Mars19:06 – 20:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:06
- 2♀︎ Venus21:06 – 21:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:41
- 4☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:04
- 7♂︎ Mars01:04 – 01:52
- 8☉︎ Sun01:52 – 02:39
- 9♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:15
- 11☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brăila?
On Wednesday, 5 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 20:18: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:51 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.