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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 16:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:12
- 2☽︎ Moon08:12 – 08:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:57 – 09:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:27
- 5♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:12
- 6☉︎ Sun11:12 – 11:57
- 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 12:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:41 – 13:26
- 9☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 14:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:56 – 15:41
- 12♂︎ Mars15:41 – 16:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:25 – 17:41
- 2♀︎ Venus17:41 – 18:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 20:11
- 4☽︎ Moon20:11 – 21:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:27 – 22:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:42 – 23:57
- 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 01:12
- 8☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:28
- 9♀︎ Venus02:28 – 03:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:58
- 11☽︎ Moon04:58 – 06:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Galaţi?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 16:25: the day lasts 8h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 15h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:28 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.