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, 9 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 08:54
- 3☽︎ Moon08:54 – 10:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 11:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 12:12
- 6♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:18
- 7☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:23
- 8♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:35
- 10☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:41 – 18:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:47 – 19:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:53 – 20:47
- 2☉︎ Sun20:47 – 21:41
- 3♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:29
- 5☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:11
- 8♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:05
- 9☉︎ Sun03:05 – 03:59
- 10♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:47
- 12☽︎ Moon05:47 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Friday, 9 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:42 to 07:48: 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.