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 Tuesday, 28 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:47 – 07:01
- 2☉︎ Sun07:01 – 08:16
- 3♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:45
- 5☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:59 – 13:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:28
- 8♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:42
- 9☉︎ Sun15:42 – 16:57
- 10♀︎ Venus16:57 – 18:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:11 – 19:26
- 12☽︎ Moon19:26 – 20:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:40 – 21:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:12
- 3♂︎ Mars22:12 – 22:57
- 4☉︎ Sun22:57 – 23:43
- 5♀︎ Venus23:43 – 00:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:14
- 7☽︎ Moon01:14 – 02:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:00 – 02:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:45 – 03:31
- 10♂︎ Mars03:31 – 04:17
- 11☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:02
- 12♀︎ Venus05:02 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Galaţi?
On Tuesday, 28 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 20:40: the day lasts 14h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 9h 07m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:47 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.