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, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:16
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:29
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:29 – 09:42
- 4♂︎ Mars09:42 – 10:55
- 5☉︎ Sun10:55 – 12:08
- 6♀︎ Venus12:08 – 13:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:34
- 8☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:47
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 17:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:13
- 11♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:26
- 12☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:40
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:14
- 3☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:35
- 6♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:22
- 7☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:09
- 8♀︎ Venus02:09 – 02:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:43
- 10☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:17 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 20:40: the day lasts 14h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 9h 25m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:03 to 07:16: 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.