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, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:19 – 07:29
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:29 – 08:39
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:49
- 4♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:59
- 5☉︎ Sun10:59 – 12:09
- 6♀︎ Venus12:09 – 13:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 14:29
- 8☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:39
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:49
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 17:59
- 11♂︎ Mars17:59 – 19:09
- 12☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:19
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 21:59
- 3☽︎ Moon21:59 – 22:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 23:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:30
- 6♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:20
- 7☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:10
- 8♀︎ Venus02:10 – 03:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:00 – 03:50
- 10☽︎ Moon03:50 – 04:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:19 to 07:29: 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.