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 Wednesday, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:25
- 2☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:58
- 5♂︎ Mars10:58 – 12:09
- 6☉︎ Sun12:09 – 13:20
- 7♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:42
- 9☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 18:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:16
- 12♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:16
- 2♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 22:54
- 4☽︎ Moon22:54 – 23:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:21
- 7♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:10
- 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 02:59
- 9♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 04:37
- 11☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:13 to 07:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.