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 Friday, 9 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:59 – 08:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:30
- 3☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 11:46
- 6♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:32
- 7☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:17
- 8♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 14:48
- 10☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:33 – 16:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:04 – 18:18
- 2☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:33
- 3♀︎ Venus19:33 – 20:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 22:02
- 5☽︎ Moon22:02 – 23:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:46
- 8♂︎ Mars01:46 – 03:01
- 9☉︎ Sun03:01 – 04:15
- 10♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:44
- 12☽︎ Moon06:44 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Friday, 9 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 9h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 14h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:59 to 08:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.