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 April 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 20:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:33
- 2☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:42
- 3♀︎ Venus08:42 – 09:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:58
- 5☽︎ Moon10:58 – 12:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 13:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:23
- 8♂︎ Mars14:23 – 15:32
- 9☉︎ Sun15:32 – 16:40
- 10♀︎ Venus16:40 – 17:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 18:57
- 12☽︎ Moon18:57 – 20:05
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:05 – 20:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:57 – 21:48
- 3♂︎ Mars21:48 – 22:40
- 4☉︎ Sun22:40 – 23:31
- 5♀︎ Venus23:31 – 00:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:23 – 01:14
- 7☽︎ Moon01:14 – 02:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:06 – 02:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:57 – 03:49
- 10♂︎ Mars03:49 – 04:40
- 11☉︎ Sun04:40 – 05:32
- 12♀︎ Venus05:32 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ploieşti?
On Tuesday, 18 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 20:05: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:25 to 07:33: 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.