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, 13 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:58 – 08:44
- 2☉︎ Sun08:44 – 09:30
- 3♀︎ Venus09:30 – 10:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:15 – 11:01
- 5☽︎ Moon11:01 – 11:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:47 – 12:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:19
- 8♂︎ Mars13:19 – 14:05
- 9☉︎ Sun14:05 – 14:51
- 10♀︎ Venus14:51 – 15:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:37 – 16:23
- 12☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:08
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:37
- 3♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:51
- 4☉︎ Sun20:51 – 22:05
- 5♀︎ Venus22:05 – 23:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:33
- 7☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 03:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 04:15
- 10♂︎ Mars04:15 – 05:29
- 11☉︎ Sun05:29 – 06:43
- 12♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Tuesday, 13 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 9h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 14h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:58 to 08:44: 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.