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 Sunday, 4 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:00 – 08:45
- 2♀︎ Venus08:45 – 09:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:15
- 4☽︎ Moon10:15 – 11:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 11:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:29
- 7♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:14
- 8☉︎ Sun13:14 – 13:59
- 9♀︎ Venus13:59 – 14:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:29
- 11☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 16:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:14
- 2♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:29
- 3☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:44
- 4♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 23:14
- 6☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 03:00
- 9♂︎ Mars03:00 – 04:15
- 10☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:30
- 11♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Sunday, 4 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 8h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 15h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:00 to 08:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.