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 Saturday, 10 July 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 21:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:50 – 07:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:06 – 08:23
- 3♂︎ Mars08:23 – 09:40
- 4☉︎ Sun09:40 – 10:56
- 5♀︎ Venus10:56 – 12:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 13:29
- 7☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 16:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 17:19
- 10♂︎ Mars17:19 – 18:36
- 11☉︎ Sun18:36 – 19:53
- 12♀︎ Venus19:53 – 21:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 21:53
- 2☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:03
- 5♂︎ Mars00:03 – 00:46
- 6☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:30
- 7♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 02:57
- 9☽︎ Moon02:57 – 03:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:40 – 04:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:24 – 05:07
- 12♂︎ Mars05:07 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Saturday, 10 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 21:09: the day lasts 15h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 8h 41m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:50 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.