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, 31 July 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:10 – 07:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:23 – 08:37
- 3♂︎ Mars08:37 – 09:50
- 4☉︎ Sun09:50 – 11:04
- 5♀︎ Venus11:04 – 12:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:30
- 7☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 15:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 17:11
- 10♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:24
- 11☉︎ Sun18:24 – 19:37
- 12♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:51
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 21:37
- 2☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:24 – 23:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 23:58
- 5♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:44
- 6☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:31
- 7♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:04
- 9☽︎ Moon03:04 – 03:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:51 – 04:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:38 – 05:24
- 12♂︎ Mars05:24 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Saturday, 31 July 2027, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 20:51: the day lasts 14h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 9h 20m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:10 to 07:23: 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.