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, 18 February 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:06
- 3☽︎ Moon09:06 – 10:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 10:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 11:46
- 6♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:39
- 7☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:32
- 8♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:18
- 10☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 17:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:03
- 2☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:10
- 3♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:24
- 5☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:45
- 8♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:58
- 10♀︎ Venus03:58 – 05:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 06:12
- 12☽︎ Moon06:12 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Friday, 18 February 2028, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 10h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 13h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:20 to 08:13: 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.