Planetary hours
in Craiova.
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, 11 September 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:03
- 2☽︎ Moon08:03 – 09:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:10 – 11:13
- 5♂︎ Mars11:13 – 12:17
- 6☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:20
- 7♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:27
- 9☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:31 – 17:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:35 – 18:38
- 12♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:38
- 2♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:31
- 4☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:21
- 7♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:17
- 8☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:14
- 9♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 05:07
- 11☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:04 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Wednesday, 11 September 2024, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:59 to 08:03: 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.