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 Thursday, 8 January 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:00 – 08:45
- 2♂︎ Mars08:45 – 09:30
- 3☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:15
- 4♀︎ Venus10:15 – 11:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:01 – 11:46
- 6☽︎ Moon11:46 – 12:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:31 – 13:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:16 – 14:02
- 9♂︎ Mars14:02 – 14:47
- 10☉︎ Sun14:47 – 15:32
- 11♀︎ Venus15:32 – 16:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:03
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:03 – 18:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:17 – 19:32
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:32 – 20:47
- 4♂︎ Mars20:47 – 22:02
- 5☉︎ Sun22:02 – 23:16
- 6♀︎ Venus23:16 – 00:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:31 – 01:46
- 8☽︎ Moon01:46 – 03:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:00 – 04:15
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:15 – 05:30
- 11♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:45
- 12☉︎ Sun06:45 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Thursday, 8 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 9h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 14h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.