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, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 21:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:00 – 07:15
- 2☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:30
- 3♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 11:00
- 5☽︎ Moon11:00 – 12:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:15 – 13:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:30 – 14:46
- 8♂︎ Mars14:46 – 16:01
- 9☉︎ Sun16:01 – 17:16
- 10♀︎ Venus17:16 – 18:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:31 – 19:46
- 12☽︎ Moon19:46 – 21:01
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:01 – 21:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:46 – 22:31
- 3♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:16
- 4☉︎ Sun23:16 – 00:01
- 5♀︎ Venus00:01 – 00:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:46 – 01:31
- 7☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 03:46
- 10♂︎ Mars03:46 – 04:31
- 11☉︎ Sun04:31 – 05:16
- 12♀︎ Venus05:16 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 21:01: the day lasts 15h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 9h 00m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:00 to 07:15: 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.