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 Thursday, 30 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 20:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:58 – 07:12
- 2♂︎ Mars07:12 – 08:26
- 3☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:40
- 4♀︎ Venus09:40 – 10:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:54 – 12:08
- 6☽︎ Moon12:08 – 13:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:22 – 14:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:35 – 15:49
- 9♂︎ Mars15:49 – 17:03
- 10☉︎ Sun17:03 – 18:17
- 11♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:31 – 20:45
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:45 – 21:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:31 – 22:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 23:03
- 4♂︎ Mars23:03 – 23:50
- 5☉︎ Sun23:50 – 00:36
- 6♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:22
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 02:08
- 8☽︎ Moon02:08 – 02:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:55 – 03:41
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:41 – 04:27
- 11♂︎ Mars04:27 – 05:13
- 12☉︎ Sun05:13 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Thursday, 30 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 20:45: the day lasts 14h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 9h 15m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:58 to 07:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.