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, 31 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 20:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:10 – 07:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:37
- 3☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 11:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 12:17
- 6♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:30
- 7☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:44
- 8♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 17:10
- 10☽︎ Moon17:10 – 18:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:24 – 19:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:50 – 21:37
- 2☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:24
- 3♀︎ Venus22:24 – 23:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:11 – 23:57
- 5☽︎ Moon23:57 – 00:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:18
- 8♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:04
- 9☉︎ Sun03:04 – 03:51
- 10♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:25
- 12☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Friday, 31 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 20:50: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 9h 21m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:10 to 07:24: 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.