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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:32 – 08:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:22
- 3☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 12:06
- 6♂︎ Mars12:06 – 13:01
- 7☉︎ Sun13:01 – 13:55
- 8♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:45
- 10☽︎ Moon15:45 – 16:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 17:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:35
- 2☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:40
- 3♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:51
- 5☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 01:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 02:07
- 8♂︎ Mars02:07 – 03:12
- 9☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:17
- 10♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:28
- 12☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:32 to 08:27: 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.