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 Thursday, 22 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:40 – 08:33
- 2♂︎ Mars08:33 – 09:27
- 3☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:20
- 4♀︎ Venus10:20 – 11:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 12:06
- 6☽︎ Moon12:06 – 13:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:00 – 13:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:53 – 14:46
- 9♂︎ Mars14:46 – 15:39
- 10☉︎ Sun15:39 – 16:33
- 11♀︎ Venus16:33 – 17:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:26 – 18:19
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:26
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:26 – 20:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:33 – 21:40
- 4♂︎ Mars21:40 – 22:47
- 5☉︎ Sun22:47 – 23:53
- 6♀︎ Venus23:53 – 01:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:00 – 02:07
- 8☽︎ Moon02:07 – 03:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:14 – 04:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:21 – 05:28
- 11♂︎ Mars05:28 – 06:34
- 12☉︎ Sun06:34 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Thursday, 22 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 13h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:40 to 08:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.