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 Tuesday, 25 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 20:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:29 – 07:37
- 2☉︎ Sun07:37 – 08:45
- 3♀︎ Venus08:45 – 09:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:53 – 11:01
- 5☽︎ Moon11:01 – 12:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:09 – 13:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:17 – 14:25
- 8♂︎ Mars14:25 – 15:33
- 9☉︎ Sun15:33 – 16:41
- 10♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 18:57
- 12☽︎ Moon18:57 – 20:05
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:05 – 20:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:57 – 21:49
- 3♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:42
- 4☉︎ Sun22:42 – 23:34
- 5♀︎ Venus23:34 – 00:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:26 – 01:18
- 7☽︎ Moon01:18 – 02:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:10 – 03:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:02 – 03:54
- 10♂︎ Mars03:54 – 04:46
- 11☉︎ Sun04:46 – 05:38
- 12♀︎ Venus05:38 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 20:05: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:29 to 07:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.