Planetary hours
in Braşov.
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 Sunday, 18 May 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 20:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:43 – 06:58
- 2♀︎ Venus06:58 – 08:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:28
- 4☽︎ Moon09:28 – 10:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:59 – 13:14
- 7♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:29
- 8☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:44
- 9♀︎ Venus15:44 – 16:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:59 – 18:15
- 11☽︎ Moon18:15 – 19:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:30 – 20:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:45 – 21:30
- 2♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:14
- 3☉︎ Sun22:14 – 22:59
- 4♀︎ Venus22:59 – 23:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 00:29
- 6☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:13 – 01:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 02:43
- 9♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:27
- 10☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:12
- 11♀︎ Venus04:12 – 04:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Braşov?
On Sunday, 18 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 20:45: the day lasts 15h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 8h 57m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:43 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.