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 Wednesday, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:40
- 2☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:15
- 5♂︎ Mars10:15 – 11:07
- 6☉︎ Sun11:07 – 11:59
- 7♀︎ Venus11:59 – 12:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:43
- 9☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:18
- 12♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:10 – 18:18
- 2♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:26 – 20:35
- 4☽︎ Moon20:35 – 21:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 01:08
- 8☉︎ Sun01:08 – 02:16
- 9♀︎ Venus02:16 – 03:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:33
- 11☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:48 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.