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, 29 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:46 – 08:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:35 – 09:23
- 3☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:49
- 6♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:38
- 7☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:26
- 8♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:03
- 10☽︎ Moon15:03 – 15:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 16:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:29 – 18:40
- 2☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:52
- 3♀︎ Venus19:52 – 21:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 22:14
- 5☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:48
- 8♂︎ Mars01:48 – 03:00
- 9☉︎ Sun03:00 – 04:11
- 10♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:22 – 06:34
- 12☽︎ Moon06:34 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Friday, 29 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 9h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 14h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:46 to 08:35: 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.