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, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 16:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:29 – 08:13
- 2♂︎ Mars08:13 – 08:58
- 3☉︎ Sun08:58 – 09:43
- 4♀︎ Venus09:43 – 10:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 11:12
- 6☽︎ Moon11:12 – 11:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 12:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:42 – 13:26
- 9♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:11
- 10☉︎ Sun14:11 – 14:56
- 11♀︎ Venus14:56 – 15:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:25
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:40
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:56 – 20:11
- 4♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:27
- 5☉︎ Sun21:27 – 22:42
- 6♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 01:13
- 8☽︎ Moon01:13 – 02:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:44 – 04:59
- 11♂︎ Mars04:59 – 06:14
- 12☉︎ Sun06:14 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Galaţi?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 16:25: the day lasts 8h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:29 to 08:13: 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.