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 Monday, 11 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:15 – 08:28
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:28 – 09:42
- 4♂︎ Mars09:42 – 10:55
- 5☉︎ Sun10:55 – 12:08
- 6♀︎ Venus12:08 – 13:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:34
- 8☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:47
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 17:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:14
- 11♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:27
- 12☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:40
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:13
- 3☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 23:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:34
- 6♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:20
- 7☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:07
- 8♀︎ Venus02:07 – 02:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:41
- 10☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:27 – 05:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:14 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Monday, 11 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 20:40: the day lasts 14h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 9h 21m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:02 to 07:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.