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 Thursday, 1 April 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 19:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:06 – 08:10
- 2♂︎ Mars08:10 – 09:14
- 3☉︎ Sun09:14 – 10:17
- 4♀︎ Venus10:17 – 11:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:21 – 12:25
- 6☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:29 – 14:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:36
- 9♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:40
- 10☉︎ Sun16:40 – 17:44
- 11♀︎ Venus17:44 – 18:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 19:51
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:51 – 20:47
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:47 – 21:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:39
- 4♂︎ Mars22:39 – 23:36
- 5☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:32
- 6♀︎ Venus00:32 – 01:28
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:28 – 02:24
- 8☽︎ Moon02:24 – 03:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:20 – 04:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:16 – 05:12
- 11♂︎ Mars05:12 – 06:08
- 12☉︎ Sun06:08 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Thursday, 1 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 19:51: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:06 to 08:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.