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, 21 October 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:47 – 08:41
- 2☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:34
- 3♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 11:21
- 5☽︎ Moon11:21 – 12:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:15 – 13:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:09 – 14:02
- 8♂︎ Mars14:02 – 14:56
- 9☉︎ Sun14:56 – 15:49
- 10♀︎ Venus15:49 – 16:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 17:37
- 12☽︎ Moon17:37 – 18:30
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:43
- 3♂︎ Mars20:43 – 21:50
- 4☉︎ Sun21:50 – 22:56
- 5♀︎ Venus22:56 – 00:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 01:09
- 7☽︎ Moon01:09 – 02:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:29
- 10♂︎ Mars04:29 – 05:35
- 11☉︎ Sun05:35 – 06:42
- 12♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Tuesday, 21 October 2025, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 13h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:47 to 08:41: 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.