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, 27 December 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:53 – 08:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:37 – 09:21
- 3♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:05
- 4☉︎ Sun10:05 – 10:49
- 5♀︎ Venus10:49 – 11:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:17
- 7☽︎ Moon12:17 – 13:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:01 – 13:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:45 – 14:29
- 10♂︎ Mars14:29 – 15:13
- 11☉︎ Sun15:13 – 15:56
- 12♀︎ Venus15:56 – 16:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:40 – 17:56
- 2☽︎ Moon17:56 – 19:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:13 – 20:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:29 – 21:45
- 5♂︎ Mars21:45 – 23:01
- 6☉︎ Sun23:01 – 00:17
- 7♀︎ Venus00:17 – 01:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:49
- 9☽︎ Moon02:49 – 04:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 05:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:21 – 06:37
- 12♂︎ Mars06:37 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Saturday, 27 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 16:40: the day lasts 8h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 15h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:53 to 08:37: 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.