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 Sunday, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:45 – 07:51
- 2♀︎ Venus07:51 – 08:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 10:05
- 4☽︎ Moon10:05 – 11:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 12:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:25
- 7♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:31
- 8☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:38
- 9♀︎ Venus15:38 – 16:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:45 – 17:51
- 11☽︎ Moon17:51 – 18:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:58 – 20:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:04 – 20:58
- 2♂︎ Mars20:58 – 21:51
- 3☉︎ Sun21:51 – 22:45
- 4♀︎ Venus22:45 – 23:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:38 – 00:32
- 6☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 03:12
- 9♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:05
- 10☉︎ Sun04:05 – 04:59
- 11♀︎ Venus04:59 – 05:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 13h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 10h 41m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:45 to 07:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.