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 Tuesday, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:40 – 08:25
- 2☉︎ Sun08:25 – 09:09
- 3♀︎ Venus09:09 – 09:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:54 – 10:38
- 5☽︎ Moon10:38 – 11:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:23 – 12:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 12:52
- 8♂︎ Mars12:52 – 13:36
- 9☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:21
- 10♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 15:49
- 12☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 19:05
- 3♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:21
- 4☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:36
- 5♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:52 – 00:08
- 7☽︎ Moon00:08 – 01:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:39 – 03:54
- 10♂︎ Mars03:54 – 05:10
- 11☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:26
- 12♀︎ Venus06:26 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 8h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 15h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:40 to 08:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.