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, 3 March 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:58 – 07:55
- 2☉︎ Sun07:55 – 08:51
- 3♀︎ Venus08:51 – 09:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:47 – 10:44
- 5☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:40 – 12:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 13:33
- 8♂︎ Mars13:33 – 14:29
- 9☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:26
- 10♀︎ Venus15:26 – 16:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:18
- 12☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:22
- 3♂︎ Mars20:22 – 21:25
- 4☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:29
- 5♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:32 – 00:36
- 7☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:39 – 02:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:43 – 03:46
- 10♂︎ Mars03:46 – 04:50
- 11☉︎ Sun04:50 – 05:53
- 12♀︎ Venus05:53 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Tuesday, 3 March 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:58 to 07:55: 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.