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 Tuesday, 21 December 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 16:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:44 – 08:27
- 2☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:11
- 3♀︎ Venus09:11 – 09:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:55 – 10:38
- 5☽︎ Moon10:38 – 11:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 12:49
- 8♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:32
- 9☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:16
- 10♀︎ Venus14:16 – 14:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 15:43
- 12☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:27
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:43 – 19:00
- 3♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:16
- 4☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:32
- 5♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 00:05
- 7☽︎ Moon00:05 – 01:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:55
- 10♂︎ Mars03:55 – 05:11
- 11☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:28
- 12♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Galaţi?
On Tuesday, 21 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 8h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 15h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:44 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.