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, 24 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:18
- 3♂︎ Mars09:18 – 10:06
- 4☉︎ Sun10:06 – 10:53
- 5♀︎ Venus10:53 – 11:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:40 – 12:28
- 7☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:15 – 14:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:02 – 14:50
- 10♂︎ Mars14:50 – 15:37
- 11☉︎ Sun15:37 – 16:25
- 12♀︎ Venus16:25 – 17:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:12 – 18:24
- 2☽︎ Moon18:24 – 19:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:50 – 22:02
- 5♂︎ Mars22:02 – 23:15
- 6☉︎ Sun23:15 – 00:27
- 7♀︎ Venus00:27 – 01:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:40 – 02:52
- 9☽︎ Moon02:52 – 04:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 05:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:17 – 06:30
- 12♂︎ Mars06:30 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Saturday, 24 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 9h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:43 to 08:31: 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.