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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:31
- 2☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 09:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:43
- 5♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:27
- 6☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:11
- 7♀︎ Venus12:11 – 12:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:39
- 9☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 15:51
- 12♂︎ Mars15:51 – 16:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:35 – 17:51
- 2♀︎ Venus17:51 – 19:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:07 – 20:23
- 4☽︎ Moon20:23 – 21:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:39 – 22:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 00:11
- 7♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:27
- 8☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:43
- 9♀︎ Venus02:43 – 04:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 05:16
- 11☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 16:35: the day lasts 8h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 15h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:47 to 08:31: 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.