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, 22 November 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:16
- 2☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 09:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:37
- 5♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:24
- 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:10
- 7♀︎ Venus12:10 – 12:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 13:44
- 9☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 16:04
- 12♂︎ Mars16:04 – 16:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:51 – 18:04
- 2♀︎ Venus18:04 – 19:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:31
- 4☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 00:11
- 7♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:38
- 9♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 05:04
- 11☽︎ Moon05:04 – 06:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Wednesday, 22 November 2028, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:30 to 08:16: 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.