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 Wednesday, 24 November 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:18
- 2☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 09:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:38
- 5♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:24
- 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:11
- 7♀︎ Venus12:11 – 12:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 13:44
- 9☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:30 – 15:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:04
- 12♂︎ Mars16:04 – 16:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:50 – 18:04
- 2♀︎ Venus18:04 – 19:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:31
- 4☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 00:11
- 7♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:25
- 8☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:38
- 9♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 05:05
- 11☽︎ Moon05:05 – 06:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Wednesday, 24 November 2027, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 9h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 14h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:31 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.