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 Sunday, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:37 – 08:25
- 2♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:14 – 10:03
- 4☽︎ Moon10:03 – 10:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 12:29
- 7♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:18
- 8☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:07
- 9♀︎ Venus14:07 – 14:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 15:44
- 11☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:33
- 2♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:44
- 3☉︎ Sun19:44 – 20:55
- 4♀︎ Venus20:55 – 22:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 23:17
- 6☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:51
- 9♂︎ Mars02:51 – 04:02
- 10☉︎ Sun04:02 – 05:13
- 11♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 9h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 14h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:37 to 08:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.