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 Sunday, 21 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:50 – 08:34
- 2♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:02
- 4☽︎ Moon10:02 – 10:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:14
- 7♂︎ Mars12:14 – 12:57
- 8☉︎ Sun12:57 – 13:41
- 9♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:09
- 11☽︎ Moon15:09 – 15:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 16:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:53
- 2♂︎ Mars17:53 – 19:09
- 3☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:25
- 4♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:58
- 6☽︎ Moon22:58 – 00:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:46
- 9♂︎ Mars02:46 – 04:02
- 10☉︎ Sun04:02 – 05:19
- 11♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Sunday, 21 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 16:37: the day lasts 8h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 15h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.