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 Tuesday, 18 May 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:44 – 06:59
- 2☉︎ Sun06:59 – 08:13
- 3♀︎ Venus08:13 – 09:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:28 – 10:43
- 5☽︎ Moon10:43 – 11:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 13:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:12 – 14:27
- 8♂︎ Mars14:27 – 15:42
- 9☉︎ Sun15:42 – 16:56
- 10♀︎ Venus16:56 – 18:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:11 – 19:26
- 12☽︎ Moon19:26 – 20:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:41 – 21:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:11
- 3♂︎ Mars22:11 – 22:56
- 4☉︎ Sun22:56 – 23:41
- 5♀︎ Venus23:41 – 00:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:12
- 7☽︎ Moon01:12 – 01:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 02:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:42 – 03:27
- 10♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:12
- 11☉︎ Sun04:12 – 04:58
- 12♀︎ Venus04:58 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Tuesday, 18 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 14h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 9h 02m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:44 to 06:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.