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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:35
- 2☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:15
- 5♂︎ Mars11:15 – 12:08
- 6☉︎ Sun12:08 – 13:01
- 7♀︎ Venus13:01 – 13:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 14:48
- 9☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:28
- 12♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:21 – 19:28
- 2♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:35 – 21:42
- 4☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 02:09
- 8☉︎ Sun02:09 – 03:16
- 9♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:29
- 11☽︎ Moon05:29 – 06:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Braşov?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 13h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:41 to 08:35: 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.