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 Sunday, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:00 – 08:45
- 2♀︎ Venus08:45 – 09:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:14
- 4☽︎ Moon10:14 – 10:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:29
- 7♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:14
- 8☉︎ Sun13:14 – 13:58
- 9♀︎ Venus13:58 – 14:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:28
- 11☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 16:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 18:13
- 2♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:28
- 3☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:43
- 4♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 23:13
- 6☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:59
- 9♂︎ Mars02:59 – 04:14
- 10☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:30
- 11♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 8h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 15h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.