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 Wednesday, 5 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 08:38
- 2☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:22 – 10:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 10:52
- 5♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:36
- 6☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:21
- 7♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 13:50
- 9☽︎ Moon13:50 – 14:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:03
- 12♂︎ Mars16:03 – 16:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:48 – 18:03
- 2♀︎ Venus18:03 – 19:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:34
- 4☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 23:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 00:21
- 7♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:36
- 8☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:51
- 9♀︎ Venus02:51 – 04:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 05:22
- 11☽︎ Moon05:22 – 06:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:38 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Wednesday, 5 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 8h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:53 to 08:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.