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, 25 December 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 08:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:20
- 3♂︎ Mars09:20 – 10:04
- 4☉︎ Sun10:04 – 10:48
- 5♀︎ Venus10:48 – 11:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:31 – 12:15
- 7☽︎ Moon12:15 – 12:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:59 – 13:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:43 – 14:27
- 10♂︎ Mars14:27 – 15:11
- 11☉︎ Sun15:11 – 15:55
- 12♀︎ Venus15:55 – 16:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:39 – 17:55
- 2☽︎ Moon17:55 – 19:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:11 – 20:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:43
- 5♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:59
- 6☉︎ Sun22:59 – 00:16
- 7♀︎ Venus00:16 – 01:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:32 – 02:48
- 9☽︎ Moon02:48 – 04:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 05:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:36
- 12♂︎ Mars06:36 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Saturday, 25 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 8h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 15h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:52 to 08:36: 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.