Planetary hours
in Ploieşti.
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 Friday, 20 December 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:50 – 08:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:34 – 09:18
- 3☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 10:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:29
- 6♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:13
- 7☉︎ Sun12:13 – 12:57
- 8♀︎ Venus12:57 – 13:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:25
- 10☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 15:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 16:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:36 – 17:53
- 2☉︎ Sun17:53 – 19:09
- 3♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:41
- 5☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 00:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:46
- 9☉︎ Sun02:46 – 04:02
- 10♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:34
- 12☽︎ Moon06:34 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Friday, 20 December 2024, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 16:36: the day lasts 8h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 15h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:50 to 08:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.