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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:47 – 08:31
- 2♀︎ Venus08:31 – 09:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 09:59
- 4☽︎ Moon09:59 – 10:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:12
- 7♂︎ Mars12:12 – 12:56
- 8☉︎ Sun12:56 – 13:40
- 9♀︎ Venus13:40 – 14:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:08
- 11☽︎ Moon15:08 – 15:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 16:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:52
- 2♂︎ Mars17:52 – 19:08
- 3☉︎ Sun19:08 – 20:24
- 4♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 00:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:44
- 9♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:59
- 10☉︎ Sun03:59 – 05:15
- 11♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Galaţi?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 16:36: the day lasts 8h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 15h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.