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 Thursday, 30 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 07:03
- 2♂︎ Mars07:03 – 08:17
- 3☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:31
- 4♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:59
- 6☽︎ Moon11:59 – 13:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:13 – 14:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:27 – 15:42
- 9♂︎ Mars15:42 – 16:56
- 10☉︎ Sun16:56 – 18:10
- 11♀︎ Venus18:10 – 19:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:24 – 20:38
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:38 – 21:24
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:10 – 22:56
- 4♂︎ Mars22:56 – 23:42
- 5☉︎ Sun23:42 – 00:28
- 6♀︎ Venus00:28 – 01:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:00
- 8☽︎ Moon02:00 – 02:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:46 – 03:32
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:32 – 04:18
- 11♂︎ Mars04:18 – 05:04
- 12☉︎ Sun05:04 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Galaţi?
On Thursday, 30 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 14h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 9h 12m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:49 to 07:03: 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.