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 Saturday, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 16:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:00
- 3♂︎ Mars09:00 – 09:44
- 4☉︎ Sun09:44 – 10:29
- 5♀︎ Venus10:29 – 11:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 11:58
- 7☽︎ Moon11:58 – 12:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:42 – 13:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:27 – 14:11
- 10♂︎ Mars14:11 – 14:56
- 11☉︎ Sun14:56 – 15:40
- 12♀︎ Venus15:40 – 16:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:40
- 2☽︎ Moon17:40 – 18:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:56 – 20:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 21:27
- 5♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:43
- 6☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:58
- 7♀︎ Venus23:58 – 01:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:30
- 9☽︎ Moon02:30 – 03:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:45 – 05:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 06:16
- 12♂︎ Mars06:16 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Galaţi?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 16:25: the day lasts 8h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 15h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:31 to 08:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.