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, 19 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 09:05
- 3☽︎ Moon09:05 – 09:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 10:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:45
- 6♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:38
- 7☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:32
- 8♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:18
- 10☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:05 – 17:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:58 – 19:05
- 2☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:11
- 3♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:25
- 5☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:44
- 8♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:57
- 10♀︎ Venus03:57 – 05:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:10
- 12☽︎ Moon06:10 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Friday, 19 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:19 to 08:12: 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.