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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 20:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:35
- 2☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 11:07
- 5♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:18
- 6☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:29
- 7♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:51
- 9☽︎ Moon15:51 – 17:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 18:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:23
- 12♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:23
- 2♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:02
- 4☽︎ Moon23:02 – 23:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:30
- 7♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:19
- 8☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:08
- 9♀︎ Venus03:08 – 03:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:46
- 11☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:36 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 20:34: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:24 to 07:35: 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.