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 Saturday, 26 July 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:54 – 07:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:09 – 08:23
- 3♂︎ Mars08:23 – 09:38
- 4☉︎ Sun09:38 – 10:53
- 5♀︎ Venus10:53 – 12:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 13:22
- 7☽︎ Moon13:22 – 14:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 17:05
- 10♂︎ Mars17:05 – 18:20
- 11☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:34
- 12♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:49 – 21:34
- 2☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 23:51
- 5♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:37
- 6☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:22
- 7♀︎ Venus01:22 – 02:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:08 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 03:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:39 – 04:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:24 – 05:10
- 12♂︎ Mars05:10 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Saturday, 26 July 2025, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 14h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 9h 06m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:54 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.