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 Monday, 24 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:19 – 07:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:36
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:44
- 4♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:52
- 5☉︎ Sun10:52 – 12:01
- 6♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:18
- 8☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:43
- 11♂︎ Mars17:43 – 18:51
- 12☉︎ Sun18:51 – 20:00
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:00 – 20:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 21:43
- 3☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:18
- 6♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:10
- 7☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:02
- 8♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:53 – 03:45
- 10☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:28 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Galaţi?
On Monday, 24 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:19 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.