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 Sunday, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 16:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:39 – 08:22
- 2♀︎ Venus08:22 – 09:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 09:50
- 4☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:01
- 7♂︎ Mars12:01 – 12:45
- 8☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:29
- 9♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 14:57
- 11☽︎ Moon14:57 – 15:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:40 – 16:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:40
- 2♂︎ Mars17:40 – 18:57
- 3☉︎ Sun18:57 – 20:13
- 4♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:45
- 6☽︎ Moon22:45 – 00:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 01:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:34
- 9♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:51
- 10☉︎ Sun03:51 – 05:07
- 11♀︎ Venus05:07 – 06:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Galaţi?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 16:24: the day lasts 8h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 15h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:39 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.