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, 12 September 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:59 – 08:03
- 2♀︎ Venus08:03 – 09:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 10:10
- 4☽︎ Moon10:10 – 11:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 12:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 13:20
- 7♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:24
- 8☉︎ Sun14:24 – 15:27
- 9♀︎ Venus15:27 – 16:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:34
- 11☽︎ Moon17:34 – 18:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:38 – 19:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:41 – 20:38
- 2♂︎ Mars20:38 – 21:34
- 3☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:31
- 4♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:24
- 6☽︎ Moon00:24 – 01:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:14
- 9♂︎ Mars03:14 – 04:11
- 10☉︎ Sun04:11 – 05:07
- 11♀︎ Venus05:07 – 06:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Sunday, 12 September 2027, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:59 to 08:03: 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.