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, 2 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:54 – 08:38
- 2♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:06
- 4☽︎ Moon10:06 – 10:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:19
- 7♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:04
- 8☉︎ Sun13:04 – 13:48
- 9♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:16
- 11☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 16:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 18:01
- 2♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:16
- 3☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:32
- 4♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 23:04
- 6☽︎ Moon23:04 – 00:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:51
- 9♂︎ Mars02:51 – 04:06
- 10☉︎ Sun04:06 – 05:22
- 11♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Sunday, 2 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 8h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 15h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:54 to 08:38: 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.