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 Friday, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:00 – 08:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:29
- 3☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 10:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 11:43
- 6♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:28
- 7☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:12
- 8♀︎ Venus13:12 – 13:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 14:42
- 10☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 16:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:55 – 18:11
- 2☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:26
- 3♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:57
- 5☽︎ Moon21:57 – 23:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:43
- 8♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:59
- 9☉︎ Sun02:59 – 04:14
- 10♀︎ Venus04:14 – 05:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:45
- 12☽︎ Moon06:45 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 8h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:00 to 08:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.