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, 23 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 20:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:02 – 07:17
- 2♂︎ Mars07:17 – 08:31
- 3☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:46
- 4♀︎ Venus09:46 – 11:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:01 – 12:16
- 6☽︎ Moon12:16 – 13:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:31 – 14:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:45 – 16:00
- 9♂︎ Mars16:00 – 17:15
- 10☉︎ Sun17:15 – 18:30
- 11♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 20:59
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:59 – 21:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:45 – 22:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:30 – 23:15
- 4♂︎ Mars23:15 – 00:00
- 5☉︎ Sun00:00 – 00:46
- 6♀︎ Venus00:46 – 01:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:16
- 8☽︎ Moon02:16 – 03:02
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 03:47
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:47 – 04:32
- 11♂︎ Mars04:32 – 05:18
- 12☉︎ Sun05:18 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Thursday, 23 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 20:59: the day lasts 14h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 9h 04m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:02 to 07:17: 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.