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, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:42
- 3☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 11:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 12:18
- 6♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:30
- 7☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:42
- 8♀︎ Venus14:42 – 15:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 17:06
- 10☽︎ Moon17:06 – 18:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:17 – 19:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:29 – 20:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:30
- 2☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:18
- 3♀︎ Venus22:18 – 23:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 23:54
- 5☽︎ Moon23:54 – 00:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:18
- 8♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:07
- 9☉︎ Sun03:07 – 03:55
- 10♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:31
- 12☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 14h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:18 to 07:30: 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.