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 Sunday, 21 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:09
- 2♀︎ Venus08:09 – 09:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:03 – 09:57
- 4☽︎ Moon09:57 – 10:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:38
- 7♂︎ Mars12:38 – 13:32
- 8☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:26
- 9♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:13
- 11☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 19:07
- 2♂︎ Mars19:07 – 20:13
- 3☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:19
- 4♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:31
- 6☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:50
- 9♂︎ Mars02:50 – 03:56
- 10☉︎ Sun03:56 – 05:02
- 11♀︎ Venus05:02 – 06:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Sunday, 21 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 13h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:15 to 08:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.