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, 26 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:46 – 08:30
- 2♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 09:57
- 4☽︎ Moon09:57 – 10:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:08
- 7♂︎ Mars12:08 – 12:51
- 8☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:35
- 9♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:02
- 11☽︎ Moon15:02 – 15:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:46
- 2♂︎ Mars17:46 – 19:02
- 3☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:19
- 4♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:51
- 6☽︎ Moon22:51 – 00:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:41
- 9♂︎ Mars02:41 – 03:57
- 10☉︎ Sun03:57 – 05:13
- 11♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Galaţi?
On Sunday, 26 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 16:29: the day lasts 8h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 15h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:46 to 08:30: 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.