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 Monday, 20 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 20:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:23 – 07:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:49
- 4♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:57
- 5☉︎ Sun10:57 – 12:06
- 6♀︎ Venus12:06 – 13:15
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:23
- 8☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:32
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:41
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:50
- 11♂︎ Mars17:50 – 18:58
- 12☉︎ Sun18:58 – 20:07
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:07 – 20:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 21:49
- 3☽︎ Moon21:49 – 22:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:23
- 6♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:14
- 7☉︎ Sun01:14 – 02:05
- 8♀︎ Venus02:05 – 02:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:47
- 10☽︎ Moon03:47 – 04:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Monday, 20 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 20:07: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:23 to 07:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.