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 Friday, 31 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:13 – 08:27
- 3☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 12:08
- 6♂︎ Mars12:08 – 13:21
- 7☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:35
- 8♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 17:02
- 10☽︎ Moon17:02 – 18:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:16 – 19:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:43 – 21:30
- 2☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:16
- 3♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 23:49
- 5☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:08
- 8♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:55
- 9☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:41
- 10♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:14
- 12☽︎ Moon05:14 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Friday, 31 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 14h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 9h 17m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:00 to 07:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.