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 Tuesday, 16 September 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:04 – 08:07
- 2☉︎ Sun08:07 – 09:09
- 3♀︎ Venus09:09 – 10:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:12 – 11:14
- 5☽︎ Moon11:14 – 12:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:16 – 13:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:19 – 14:21
- 8♂︎ Mars14:21 – 15:23
- 9☉︎ Sun15:23 – 16:26
- 10♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:28 – 18:31
- 12☽︎ Moon18:31 – 19:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:33 – 20:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:28
- 3♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:26
- 4☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:24
- 5♀︎ Venus23:24 – 00:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:22 – 01:19
- 7☽︎ Moon01:19 – 02:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:17 – 03:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:15 – 04:12
- 10♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:10
- 11☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:08
- 12♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Tuesday, 16 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:04 to 08:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.