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 Thursday, 4 June 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:42 – 06:59
- 2♂︎ Mars06:59 – 08:16
- 3☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:32
- 4♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 12:06
- 6☽︎ Moon12:06 – 13:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:23 – 14:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:56
- 9♂︎ Mars15:56 – 17:13
- 10☉︎ Sun17:13 – 18:30
- 11♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:47 – 21:04
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:04 – 21:47
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:30 – 23:13
- 4♂︎ Mars23:13 – 23:56
- 5☉︎ Sun23:56 – 00:39
- 6♀︎ Venus00:39 – 01:23
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:23 – 02:06
- 8☽︎ Moon02:06 – 02:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:49 – 03:32
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:32 – 04:15
- 11♂︎ Mars04:15 – 04:58
- 12☉︎ Sun04:58 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Thursday, 4 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 15h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 8h 38m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:42 to 06:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.