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, 11 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:59 – 08:44
- 2♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:15
- 4☽︎ Moon10:15 – 11:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 11:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 12:32
- 7♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:18
- 8☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:04
- 9♀︎ Venus14:04 – 14:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:35
- 11☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:20
- 2♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:35
- 3☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:49
- 4♀︎ Venus20:49 – 22:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 23:18
- 6☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 03:01
- 9♂︎ Mars03:01 – 04:15
- 10☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:30
- 11♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:44 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Sunday, 11 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 9h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 14h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:59 to 08:44: 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.