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 Friday, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 20:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:32
- 3☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 11:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 12:16
- 6♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:31
- 7☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:45
- 8♀︎ Venus14:45 – 16:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 17:14
- 10☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:29 – 19:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:44 – 20:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:58 – 21:44
- 2☉︎ Sun21:44 – 22:29
- 3♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 00:00
- 5☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:17
- 8♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:02
- 9☉︎ Sun03:02 – 03:47
- 10♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:18
- 12☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 20:58: the day lasts 14h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 9h 06m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:03 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.