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 Tuesday, 22 July 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 20:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:50 – 07:05
- 2☉︎ Sun07:05 – 08:21
- 3♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:51
- 5☽︎ Moon10:51 – 12:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:06 – 13:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:22 – 14:37
- 8♂︎ Mars14:37 – 15:52
- 9☉︎ Sun15:52 – 17:07
- 10♀︎ Venus17:07 – 18:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:23 – 19:38
- 12☽︎ Moon19:38 – 20:53
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:53 – 21:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:38 – 22:23
- 3♂︎ Mars22:23 – 23:08
- 4☉︎ Sun23:08 – 23:52
- 5♀︎ Venus23:52 – 00:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:37 – 01:22
- 7☽︎ Moon01:22 – 02:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 02:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:52 – 03:37
- 10♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:21
- 11☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:06
- 12♀︎ Venus05:06 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Tuesday, 22 July 2025, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 20:53: the day lasts 15h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 8h 58m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:50 to 07:05: 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.