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 Saturday, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 08:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 09:30
- 3♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:15
- 4☉︎ Sun10:15 – 11:01
- 5♀︎ Venus11:01 – 11:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:46 – 12:31
- 7☽︎ Moon12:31 – 13:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 14:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:02 – 14:47
- 10♂︎ Mars14:47 – 15:33
- 11☉︎ Sun15:33 – 16:18
- 12♀︎ Venus16:18 – 17:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:18
- 2☽︎ Moon18:18 – 19:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:33 – 20:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 22:02
- 5♂︎ Mars22:02 – 23:17
- 6☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:31
- 7♀︎ Venus00:31 – 01:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:46 – 03:01
- 9☽︎ Moon03:01 – 04:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:44
- 12♂︎ Mars06:44 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 9h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 14h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:59 to 08:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.