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, 21 August 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 20:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:15 – 07:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:25 – 08:34
- 3♂︎ Mars08:34 – 09:43
- 4☉︎ Sun09:43 – 10:52
- 5♀︎ Venus10:52 – 12:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 13:10
- 7☽︎ Moon13:10 – 14:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:38
- 10♂︎ Mars16:38 – 17:47
- 11☉︎ Sun17:47 – 18:56
- 12♀︎ Venus18:56 – 20:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:05 – 20:56
- 2☽︎ Moon20:56 – 21:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:29
- 5♂︎ Mars23:29 – 00:20
- 6☉︎ Sun00:20 – 01:11
- 7♀︎ Venus01:11 – 02:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:02 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 03:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:44 – 04:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:35 – 05:26
- 12♂︎ Mars05:26 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brăila?
On Saturday, 21 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 20:05: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:15 to 07:25: 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.
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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.