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 Wednesday, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 20:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:22
- 2☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 11:03
- 5♂︎ Mars11:03 – 12:17
- 6☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:30
- 7♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:58
- 9☽︎ Moon15:58 – 17:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:39
- 12♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:53 – 21:39
- 2♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:12
- 4☽︎ Moon23:12 – 23:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:31
- 7♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:17
- 8☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:04
- 9♀︎ Venus03:04 – 03:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:36
- 11☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:23 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 20:53: the day lasts 14h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 9h 16m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:08 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.