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 Wednesday, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:20
- 2☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:11
- 5♂︎ Mars11:11 – 12:08
- 6☉︎ Sun12:08 – 13:05
- 7♀︎ Venus13:05 – 14:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 14:58
- 9☽︎ Moon14:58 – 15:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 16:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 17:49
- 12♂︎ Mars17:49 – 18:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:46 – 19:49
- 2♀︎ Venus19:49 – 20:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 21:56
- 4☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 00:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 01:05
- 7♂︎ Mars01:05 – 02:08
- 8☉︎ Sun02:08 – 03:11
- 9♀︎ Venus03:11 – 04:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:18
- 11☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Braşov?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:23 to 08:20: 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.