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 Friday, 28 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:32 – 07:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:47
- 3☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 11:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 12:09
- 6♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:16
- 7☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:24
- 8♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:38
- 10☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 18:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:53 – 20:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:00 – 20:53
- 2☉︎ Sun20:53 – 21:46
- 3♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:31
- 5☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:10
- 8♂︎ Mars02:10 – 03:02
- 9☉︎ Sun03:02 – 03:55
- 10♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 05:41
- 12☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:32 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.