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, 15 June 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:40 – 06:57
- 2☉︎ Sun06:57 – 08:15
- 3♀︎ Venus08:15 – 09:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:50
- 5☽︎ Moon10:50 – 12:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 13:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:42
- 8♂︎ Mars14:42 – 16:00
- 9☉︎ Sun16:00 – 17:17
- 10♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:35 – 19:52
- 12☽︎ Moon19:52 – 21:10
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:10 – 21:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:52 – 22:35
- 3♂︎ Mars22:35 – 23:17
- 4☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:00
- 5♀︎ Venus00:00 – 00:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:42 – 01:25
- 7☽︎ Moon01:25 – 02:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 02:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:50 – 03:32
- 10♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:15
- 11☉︎ Sun04:15 – 04:57
- 12♀︎ Venus04:57 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Tuesday, 15 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 21:10: the day lasts 15h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 8h 30m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:40 to 06:57: 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.