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 Monday, 24 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:38 – 07:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:54
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 10:02
- 4♂︎ Mars10:02 – 11:10
- 5☉︎ Sun11:10 – 12:18
- 6♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:34
- 8☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:42
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:42 – 16:51
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 17:59
- 11♂︎ Mars17:59 – 19:07
- 12☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:15
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 21:59
- 3☽︎ Moon21:59 – 22:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:35
- 6♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:27
- 7☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:19
- 8♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 04:03
- 10☽︎ Moon04:03 – 04:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 05:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:47 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Monday, 24 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 20:15: the day lasts 13h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 10h 24m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:38 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.