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, 22 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:52 – 08:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:27
- 3☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 11:49
- 6♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:36
- 7☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:23
- 8♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 14:58
- 10☽︎ Moon14:58 – 15:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:32 – 17:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:32
- 2☉︎ Sun18:32 – 19:45
- 3♀︎ Venus19:45 – 20:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 22:10
- 5☽︎ Moon22:10 – 23:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:48
- 8♂︎ Mars01:48 – 03:01
- 9☉︎ Sun03:01 – 04:14
- 10♀︎ Venus04:14 – 05:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:39
- 12☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Friday, 22 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 9h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 14h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:52 to 08:40: 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.