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, 4 May 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:12 – 07:23
- 2☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:35
- 3♀︎ Venus08:35 – 09:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:47 – 10:58
- 5☽︎ Moon10:58 – 12:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:10 – 13:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:22 – 14:33
- 8♂︎ Mars14:33 – 15:45
- 9☉︎ Sun15:45 – 16:56
- 10♀︎ Venus16:56 – 18:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:08 – 19:20
- 12☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:08
- 3♂︎ Mars22:08 – 22:56
- 4☉︎ Sun22:56 – 23:44
- 5♀︎ Venus23:44 – 00:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:21
- 7☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:09 – 02:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:57 – 03:46
- 10♂︎ Mars03:46 – 04:34
- 11☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:22
- 12♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Tuesday, 4 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 14h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 9h 39m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:12 to 07:23: 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.