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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:04
- 2☽︎ Moon08:04 – 08:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 09:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:26
- 5♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:13
- 6☉︎ Sun11:13 – 12:00
- 7♀︎ Venus12:00 – 12:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:35
- 9☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:22 – 15:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 15:57
- 12♂︎ Mars15:57 – 16:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:44 – 17:57
- 2♀︎ Venus17:57 – 19:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:10 – 20:22
- 4☽︎ Moon20:22 – 21:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 00:01
- 7♂︎ Mars00:01 – 01:14
- 8☉︎ Sun01:14 – 02:27
- 9♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:52
- 11☽︎ Moon04:52 – 06:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 9h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 14h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:17 to 08:04: 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.