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 Sunday, 30 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 20:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:45 – 07:01
- 2♀︎ Venus07:01 – 08:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:33
- 4☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 12:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 13:22
- 7♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:38
- 8☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:55
- 9♀︎ Venus15:55 – 17:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:11 – 18:27
- 11☽︎ Moon18:27 – 19:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:43 – 20:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:59 – 21:43
- 2♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:27
- 3☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:11
- 4♀︎ Venus23:11 – 23:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:54 – 00:38
- 6☽︎ Moon00:38 – 01:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 02:49
- 9♂︎ Mars02:49 – 03:33
- 10☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:17
- 11♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Sunday, 30 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 20:59: the day lasts 15h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 8h 45m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:45 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.