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, 8 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:37 – 07:42
- 2☉︎ Sun07:42 – 08:46
- 3♀︎ Venus08:46 – 09:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:51 – 10:55
- 5☽︎ Moon10:55 – 12:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:00 – 13:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:05 – 14:09
- 8♂︎ Mars14:09 – 15:14
- 9☉︎ Sun15:14 – 16:18
- 10♀︎ Venus16:18 – 17:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:23 – 18:28
- 12☽︎ Moon18:28 – 19:32
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:32 – 20:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:28 – 21:23
- 3♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:19
- 4☉︎ Sun22:19 – 23:14
- 5♀︎ Venus23:14 – 00:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:10 – 01:05
- 7☽︎ Moon01:05 – 02:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:01 – 02:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:56 – 03:52
- 10♂︎ Mars03:52 – 04:47
- 11☉︎ Sun04:47 – 05:43
- 12♀︎ Venus05:43 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Galaţi?
On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 12h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 11h 06m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:37 to 07:42: 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.