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 Thursday, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:56 – 08:39
- 2♂︎ Mars08:39 – 09:23
- 3☉︎ Sun09:23 – 10:06
- 4♀︎ Venus10:06 – 10:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:50 – 11:33
- 6☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:00 – 13:43
- 9♂︎ Mars13:43 – 14:27
- 10☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:10
- 11♀︎ Venus15:10 – 15:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 16:37
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:37 – 17:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 19:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:10 – 20:27
- 4♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:44
- 5☉︎ Sun21:44 – 23:00
- 6♀︎ Venus23:00 – 00:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:17 – 01:33
- 8☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:50
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 04:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:07 – 05:23
- 11♂︎ Mars05:23 – 06:40
- 12☉︎ Sun06:40 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Braşov?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 16:37: the day lasts 8h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 15h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:56 to 08:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.