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, 14 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 20:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:50
- 2☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:57 – 10:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 11:11
- 5♂︎ Mars11:11 – 12:18
- 6☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:25
- 7♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:39
- 9☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:53 – 19:00
- 12♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:00
- 2♀︎ Venus21:00 – 21:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:46
- 4☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:24
- 7♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:17
- 8☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:10
- 9♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 04:56
- 11☽︎ Moon04:56 – 05:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Wednesday, 14 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 20:07: the day lasts 13h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:43 to 07:50: 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.