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, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:55 – 07:08
- 2☉︎ Sun07:08 – 08:21
- 3♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:34 – 10:47
- 5☽︎ Moon10:47 – 12:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:00 – 13:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:26
- 8♂︎ Mars14:26 – 15:39
- 9☉︎ Sun15:39 – 16:52
- 10♀︎ Venus16:52 – 18:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:05 – 19:18
- 12☽︎ Moon19:18 – 20:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:05
- 3♂︎ Mars22:05 – 22:53
- 4☉︎ Sun22:53 – 23:40
- 5♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:14
- 7☽︎ Moon01:14 – 02:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:01 – 02:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:48 – 03:35
- 10♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:22
- 11☉︎ Sun04:22 – 05:09
- 12♀︎ Venus05:09 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Galaţi?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 14h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 9h 24m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:55 to 07:08: 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.