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, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:34 – 07:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:52
- 3☽︎ Moon08:52 – 10:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 11:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 12:18
- 6♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:27
- 7☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:36
- 8♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:53
- 10☽︎ Moon16:53 – 18:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:11
- 2☉︎ Sun21:11 – 22:02
- 3♀︎ Venus22:02 – 22:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:45
- 5☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:19
- 8♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:10
- 9☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:02
- 10♀︎ Venus04:02 – 04:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:44
- 12☽︎ Moon05:44 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:34 to 07:43: 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.