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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:31
- 2☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 09:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 10:42
- 5♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:26
- 6☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:10
- 7♀︎ Venus12:10 – 12:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:54 – 13:37
- 9☽︎ Moon13:37 – 14:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 15:49
- 12♂︎ Mars15:49 – 16:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:49
- 2♀︎ Venus17:49 – 19:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:05 – 20:21
- 4☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:37 – 22:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 00:10
- 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 01:26
- 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:42
- 9♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 05:15
- 11☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:31 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Galaţi?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 16:33: the day lasts 8h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 15h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:47 to 08:31: 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.