Planetary hours
in Galaţi.
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, 21 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 20:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:19 – 06:37
- 2♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 09:14
- 4☽︎ Moon09:14 – 10:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 13:09
- 7♂︎ Mars13:09 – 14:27
- 8☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:46
- 9♀︎ Venus15:46 – 17:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:23
- 11☽︎ Moon18:23 – 19:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:41 – 20:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:59 – 21:41
- 2♂︎ Mars21:41 – 22:23
- 3☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:04
- 4♀︎ Venus23:04 – 23:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:46 – 00:28
- 6☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 01:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 02:32
- 9♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:14
- 10☉︎ Sun03:14 – 03:56
- 11♀︎ Venus03:56 – 04:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Galaţi?
On Sunday, 21 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 20:59: the day lasts 15h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 8h 20m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:19 to 06:37: 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.