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, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:17 – 07:29
- 2♂︎ Mars07:29 – 08:41
- 3☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:53
- 4♀︎ Venus09:53 – 11:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:06 – 12:18
- 6☽︎ Moon12:18 – 13:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:30 – 14:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:42 – 15:54
- 9♂︎ Mars15:54 – 17:06
- 10☉︎ Sun17:06 – 18:18
- 11♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:31 – 20:43
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:43 – 21:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:31 – 22:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 23:07
- 4♂︎ Mars23:07 – 23:55
- 5☉︎ Sun23:55 – 00:42
- 6♀︎ Venus00:42 – 01:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:18
- 8☽︎ Moon02:18 – 03:06
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:06 – 03:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:54 – 04:42
- 11♂︎ Mars04:42 – 05:30
- 12☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 14h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 9h 35m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:17 to 07:29: 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.