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, 3 March 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:50 – 07:46
- 2☉︎ Sun07:46 – 08:43
- 3♀︎ Venus08:43 – 09:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:35
- 5☽︎ Moon10:35 – 11:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:24
- 8♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:20
- 9☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:17
- 10♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:09
- 12☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:05
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:05 – 19:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:13
- 3♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:16
- 4☉︎ Sun21:16 – 22:20
- 5♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:27
- 7☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:34 – 03:38
- 10♂︎ Mars03:38 – 04:41
- 11☉︎ Sun04:41 – 05:45
- 12♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Tuesday, 3 March 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 11h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:50 to 07:46: 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.