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 Friday, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:52 – 08:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:20
- 3☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 10:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:32
- 6♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:15
- 7☉︎ Sun12:15 – 12:59
- 8♀︎ Venus12:59 – 13:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:27
- 10☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 15:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:39 – 17:55
- 2☉︎ Sun17:55 – 19:11
- 3♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:27 – 21:43
- 5☽︎ Moon21:43 – 23:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 00:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:32
- 8♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:48
- 9☉︎ Sun02:48 – 04:04
- 10♀︎ Venus04:04 – 05:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:36
- 12☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 8h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 15h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:52 to 08:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.