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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:31 – 08:43
- 3♂︎ Mars08:43 – 09:54
- 4☉︎ Sun09:54 – 11:06
- 5♀︎ Venus11:06 – 12:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 13:30
- 7☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:41 – 15:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 17:05
- 10♂︎ Mars17:05 – 18:16
- 11☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:28
- 12♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:28
- 2☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 23:53
- 5♂︎ Mars23:53 – 00:42
- 6☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:30
- 7♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 03:07
- 9☽︎ Moon03:07 – 03:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 04:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:44 – 05:32
- 12♂︎ Mars05:32 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 20:40: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:19 to 07:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.