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 Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:26 – 08:22
- 2♀︎ Venus08:22 – 09:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:14
- 4☽︎ Moon10:14 – 11:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 12:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 13:02
- 7♂︎ Mars13:02 – 13:58
- 8☉︎ Sun13:58 – 14:54
- 9♀︎ Venus14:54 – 15:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 16:46
- 11☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:42 – 18:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:42
- 2♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:46
- 3☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:50
- 4♀︎ Venus21:50 – 22:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:58
- 6☽︎ Moon23:58 – 01:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 02:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 03:11
- 9♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:15
- 10☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:19
- 11♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 11h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 12h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:26 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.