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, 2 October 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:22
- 2☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:17
- 5♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:15
- 6☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:13
- 7♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:10
- 9☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:04
- 12♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:05
- 2♀︎ Venus20:05 – 21:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:08
- 4☽︎ Moon22:08 – 23:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 00:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:14
- 7♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:16
- 8☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:17
- 9♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:21
- 11☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Wednesday, 2 October 2024, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 11h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 12h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:24 to 08:22: 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.