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, 8 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:46 – 07:50
- 2☉︎ Sun07:50 – 08:55
- 3♀︎ Venus08:55 – 09:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 11:04
- 5☽︎ Moon11:04 – 12:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:08 – 13:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:17
- 8♂︎ Mars14:17 – 15:22
- 9☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:26
- 10♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:35
- 12☽︎ Moon18:35 – 19:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:40 – 20:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:35 – 21:31
- 3♂︎ Mars21:31 – 22:27
- 4☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:22
- 5♀︎ Venus23:22 – 00:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:18 – 01:13
- 7☽︎ Moon01:13 – 02:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:09 – 03:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:04 – 04:00
- 10♂︎ Mars04:00 – 04:56
- 11☉︎ Sun04:56 – 05:51
- 12♀︎ Venus05:51 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:46 to 07:50: 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.