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 Saturday, 23 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 20:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:50 – 07:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:05 – 08:20
- 3♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:36
- 4☉︎ Sun09:36 – 10:51
- 5♀︎ Venus10:51 – 12:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:06 – 13:21
- 7☽︎ Moon13:21 – 14:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:37 – 15:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 17:07
- 10♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:22
- 11☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:38
- 12♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 21:38
- 2☽︎ Moon21:38 – 22:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 23:52
- 5♂︎ Mars23:52 – 00:36
- 6☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:21
- 7♀︎ Venus01:21 – 02:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:06 – 02:50
- 9☽︎ Moon02:50 – 03:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:35 – 04:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:20 – 05:04
- 12♂︎ Mars05:04 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Saturday, 23 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 20:53: the day lasts 15h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 8h 56m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:50 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.