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, 6 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:53 – 08:38
- 2☉︎ Sun08:38 – 09:23
- 3♀︎ Venus09:23 – 10:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:07 – 10:52
- 5☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:37 – 12:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:21 – 13:06
- 8♂︎ Mars13:06 – 13:51
- 9☉︎ Sun13:51 – 14:35
- 10♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:05
- 12☽︎ Moon16:05 – 16:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 18:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:20
- 3♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:35
- 4☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:51
- 5♀︎ Venus21:51 – 23:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 00:21
- 7☽︎ Moon00:21 – 01:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:52 – 04:07
- 10♂︎ Mars04:07 – 05:22
- 11☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:38
- 12♀︎ Venus06:38 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Tuesday, 6 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 8h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 15h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:53 to 08:38: 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.