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 Wednesday, 3 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 07:55
- 2☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 09:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:44
- 5♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:40
- 6☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:37
- 7♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:29
- 9☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:18
- 12♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:18
- 2♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:25
- 4☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:36
- 7♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:39
- 8☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:43
- 9♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:50
- 11☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:54 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Wednesday, 3 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:59 to 07:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.