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 Saturday, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 08:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:21
- 3♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:07
- 4☉︎ Sun10:07 – 10:53
- 5♀︎ Venus10:53 – 11:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:39 – 12:25
- 7☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:11 – 13:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:57 – 14:43
- 10♂︎ Mars14:43 – 15:29
- 11☉︎ Sun15:29 – 16:15
- 12♀︎ Venus16:15 – 17:01
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:01 – 18:15
- 2☽︎ Moon18:15 – 19:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:29 – 20:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:43 – 21:57
- 5♂︎ Mars21:57 – 23:11
- 6☉︎ Sun23:11 – 00:25
- 7♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:39 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 04:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 05:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:21 – 06:35
- 12♂︎ Mars06:35 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 9h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 14h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:50 to 08:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.