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, 9 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 21:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:40 – 06:58
- 2☉︎ Sun06:58 – 08:15
- 3♀︎ Venus08:15 – 09:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:49
- 5☽︎ Moon10:49 – 12:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:06 – 13:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:24 – 14:41
- 8♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:58
- 9☉︎ Sun15:58 – 17:15
- 10♀︎ Venus17:15 – 18:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:33 – 19:50
- 12☽︎ Moon19:50 – 21:07
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:07 – 21:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:50 – 22:33
- 3♂︎ Mars22:33 – 23:15
- 4☉︎ Sun23:15 – 23:58
- 5♀︎ Venus23:58 – 00:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:41 – 01:24
- 7☽︎ Moon01:24 – 02:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:06 – 02:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:49 – 03:32
- 10♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:15
- 11☉︎ Sun04:15 – 04:57
- 12♀︎ Venus04:57 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Tuesday, 9 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 21:07: the day lasts 15h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 8h 33m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:40 to 06:58: 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.