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, 28 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 20:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:56 – 07:10
- 2☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:25
- 3♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:53
- 5☽︎ Moon10:53 – 12:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 13:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:22 – 14:36
- 8♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:50
- 9☉︎ Sun15:50 – 17:04
- 10♀︎ Venus17:04 – 18:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:19 – 19:33
- 12☽︎ Moon19:33 – 20:47
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:47 – 21:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:33 – 22:19
- 3♂︎ Mars22:19 – 23:05
- 4☉︎ Sun23:05 – 23:50
- 5♀︎ Venus23:50 – 00:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:36 – 01:22
- 7☽︎ Moon01:22 – 02:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:08 – 02:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 03:40
- 10♂︎ Mars03:40 – 04:26
- 11☉︎ Sun04:26 – 05:11
- 12♀︎ Venus05:11 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Tuesday, 28 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 20:47: the day lasts 14h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 9h 10m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:56 to 07:10: 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.