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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 16:39
- 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 – 09:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 10:44
- 5♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:29
- 6☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:13
- 7♀︎ Venus12:13 – 12:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 13:42
- 9☽︎ Moon13:42 – 14:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 15:55
- 12♂︎ Mars15:55 – 16:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:39 – 17:55
- 2♀︎ Venus17:55 – 19:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:26
- 4☽︎ Moon20:26 – 21:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 22:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 00:13
- 7♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:29
- 8☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:44
- 9♀︎ Venus02:44 – 04:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 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, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 8h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 15h 07m: 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.