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, 2 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:55 – 07:06
- 2♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:30
- 4☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:53 – 13:05
- 7♂︎ Mars13:05 – 14:16
- 8☉︎ Sun14:16 – 15:28
- 9♀︎ Venus15:28 – 16:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:40 – 17:51
- 11☽︎ Moon17:51 – 19:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:15 – 21:03
- 2♂︎ Mars21:03 – 21:51
- 3☉︎ Sun21:51 – 22:39
- 4♀︎ Venus22:39 – 23:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:16
- 6☽︎ Moon00:16 – 01:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:04 – 01:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:40
- 9♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:29
- 10☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:17
- 11♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Galaţi?
On Sunday, 2 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 20:15: the day lasts 14h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 9h 39m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:55 to 07:06: 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.