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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 20:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:28
- 2☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 11:05
- 5♂︎ Mars11:05 – 12:18
- 6☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:30
- 7♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:42 – 15:55
- 9☽︎ Moon15:55 – 17:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:32
- 12♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:32
- 2♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:07
- 4☽︎ Moon23:07 – 23:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:31
- 7♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:18
- 8☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:06
- 9♀︎ Venus03:06 – 03:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:41
- 11☽︎ Moon04:41 – 05:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:29 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 20:44: the day lasts 14h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:16 to 07:28: 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.