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 Wednesday, 2 April 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 07:58
- 2☽︎ Moon07:58 – 09:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 10:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 11:11
- 5♂︎ Mars11:11 – 12:15
- 6☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:19
- 7♀︎ Venus13:19 – 14:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:28
- 9☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:40
- 12♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:45 – 20:40
- 2♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:31
- 4☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:18
- 7♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:14
- 8☉︎ Sun02:14 – 03:10
- 9♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 05:01
- 11☽︎ Moon05:01 – 05:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Wednesday, 2 April 2025, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:54 to 07:58: 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.