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 Saturday, 6 March 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:54 – 07:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:51 – 08:48
- 3♂︎ Mars08:48 – 09:45
- 4☉︎ Sun09:45 – 10:42
- 5♀︎ Venus10:42 – 11:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:39 – 12:36
- 7☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:33 – 14:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:30 – 15:27
- 10♂︎ Mars15:27 – 16:24
- 11☉︎ Sun16:24 – 17:21
- 12♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:18 – 19:21
- 2☽︎ Moon19:21 – 20:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:24 – 21:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:27 – 22:30
- 5♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:32
- 6☉︎ Sun23:32 – 00:35
- 7♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:38 – 02:41
- 9☽︎ Moon02:41 – 03:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:43 – 04:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:46 – 05:49
- 12♂︎ Mars05:49 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Saturday, 6 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:54 to 07:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.