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 Tuesday, 9 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:33 – 08:24
- 2☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:15
- 3♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 10:57
- 5☽︎ Moon10:57 – 11:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:39 – 13:30
- 8♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:21
- 9☉︎ Sun14:21 – 15:12
- 10♀︎ Venus15:12 – 16:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:03 – 16:54
- 12☽︎ Moon16:54 – 17:44
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 18:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:53 – 20:02
- 3♂︎ Mars20:02 – 21:11
- 4☉︎ Sun21:11 – 22:20
- 5♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:29 – 00:38
- 7☽︎ Moon00:38 – 01:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 02:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:56 – 04:05
- 10♂︎ Mars04:05 – 05:14
- 11☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:23
- 12♀︎ Venus06:23 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Tuesday, 9 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:33 to 08:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.