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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:28
- 3♂︎ Mars09:28 – 10:21
- 4☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:14
- 5♀︎ Venus11:14 – 12:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 12:59
- 7☽︎ Moon12:59 – 13:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:52 – 14:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:45 – 15:38
- 10♂︎ Mars15:38 – 16:30
- 11☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:23
- 12♀︎ Venus17:23 – 18:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:16 – 19:23
- 2☽︎ Moon19:23 – 20:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:38 – 22:45
- 5♂︎ Mars22:45 – 23:53
- 6☉︎ Sun23:53 – 01:00
- 7♀︎ Venus01:00 – 02:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:07 – 03:15
- 9☽︎ Moon03:15 – 03:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:22 – 04:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:29 – 05:37
- 12♂︎ Mars05:37 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 10h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 13h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:43 to 08:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.