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, 23 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:12 – 08:07
- 2☉︎ Sun08:07 – 09:01
- 3♀︎ Venus09:01 – 09:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:55 – 10:49
- 5☽︎ Moon10:49 – 11:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:44 – 12:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:32
- 8♂︎ Mars13:32 – 14:27
- 9☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:21
- 10♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:15 – 17:09
- 12☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:04 – 19:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:15
- 3♂︎ Mars20:15 – 21:20
- 4☉︎ Sun21:20 – 22:26
- 5♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:32 – 00:37
- 7☽︎ Moon00:37 – 01:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:43 – 02:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:48 – 03:54
- 10♂︎ Mars03:54 – 04:59
- 11☉︎ Sun04:59 – 06:05
- 12♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Tuesday, 23 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 13h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:12 to 08:07: 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.