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, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:26 – 07:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:47
- 3☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 11:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:18
- 6♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:29
- 7☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:39
- 8♀︎ Venus14:39 – 15:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 17:00
- 10☽︎ Moon17:00 – 18:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:10 – 19:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:21
- 2☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:10
- 3♀︎ Venus22:10 – 23:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:00 – 23:50
- 5☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:19
- 8♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:09
- 9☉︎ Sun03:09 – 03:58
- 10♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 05:38
- 12☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:26 to 07:37: 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.