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 Friday, 3 September 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 09:00
- 3☽︎ Moon09:00 – 10:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 11:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:18
- 6♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:23
- 7☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:29
- 8♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:41
- 10☽︎ Moon16:41 – 17:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:46 – 18:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 19:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:58 – 20:52
- 2☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:46
- 3♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:35
- 5☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:18
- 8♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:13
- 9☉︎ Sun03:13 – 04:07
- 10♀︎ Venus04:07 – 05:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 05:56
- 12☽︎ Moon05:56 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Friday, 3 September 2027, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:49 to 07:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.