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, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:53 – 08:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:22
- 3☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 10:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:35
- 6♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:19
- 7☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:03
- 8♀︎ Venus13:03 – 13:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:32
- 10☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 16:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:44 – 18:00
- 2☉︎ Sun18:00 – 19:16
- 3♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:47
- 5☽︎ Moon21:47 – 23:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 00:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:35
- 8♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:50
- 9☉︎ Sun02:50 – 04:06
- 10♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:22 – 06:38
- 12☽︎ Moon06:38 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 8h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 15h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:53 to 08:38: 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.