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, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 20:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:19
- 2♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:31
- 3☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:44
- 4♀︎ Venus09:44 – 10:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:56 – 12:09
- 6☽︎ Moon12:09 – 13:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:21 – 14:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:33 – 15:46
- 9♂︎ Mars15:46 – 16:58
- 10☉︎ Sun16:58 – 18:11
- 11♀︎ Venus18:11 – 19:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:35
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:35 – 21:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 22:59
- 4♂︎ Mars22:59 – 23:46
- 5☉︎ Sun23:46 – 00:34
- 6♀︎ Venus00:34 – 01:22
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 02:09
- 8☽︎ Moon02:09 – 02:57
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:57 – 03:45
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:45 – 04:32
- 11♂︎ Mars04:32 – 05:20
- 12☉︎ Sun05:20 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 20:35: the day lasts 14h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 9h 32m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:06 to 07:19: 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.