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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:55
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:54 – 08:37
- 2♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:04
- 4☽︎ Moon10:04 – 10:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:15
- 7♂︎ Mars12:15 – 12:58
- 8☉︎ Sun12:58 – 13:41
- 9♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:08
- 11☽︎ Moon15:08 – 15:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 16:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:52
- 2♂︎ Mars17:52 – 19:08
- 3☉︎ Sun19:08 – 20:25
- 4♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:58
- 6☽︎ Moon22:58 – 00:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 01:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:48
- 9♂︎ Mars02:48 – 04:05
- 10☉︎ Sun04:05 – 05:21
- 11♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Braşov?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 16:35: the day lasts 8h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:55, lasts 15h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:54 to 08:37: 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.