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, 8 June 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 21:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 08:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:32
- 4♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:49
- 5☉︎ Sun10:49 – 12:06
- 6♀︎ Venus12:06 – 13:24
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:41
- 8☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 17:15
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:32
- 11♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:49
- 12☉︎ Sun19:49 – 21:06
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:06 – 21:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:32
- 3☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 23:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 00:41
- 6♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:23
- 7☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:06
- 8♀︎ Venus02:06 – 02:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:32
- 10☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 04:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:58 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Monday, 8 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 21:06: the day lasts 15h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 8h 34m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:41 to 06:58: 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.