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 Saturday, 5 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:52 – 07:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 09:02
- 3♂︎ Mars09:02 – 10:07
- 4☉︎ Sun10:07 – 11:12
- 5♀︎ Venus11:12 – 12:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:23
- 7☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:28 – 15:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:33 – 16:38
- 10♂︎ Mars16:38 – 17:43
- 11☉︎ Sun17:43 – 18:49
- 12♀︎ Venus18:49 – 19:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:54 – 20:49
- 2☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:33
- 5♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:28
- 6☉︎ Sun00:28 – 01:23
- 7♀︎ Venus01:23 – 02:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:13
- 9☽︎ Moon03:13 – 04:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 05:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:03 – 05:58
- 12♂︎ Mars05:58 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Saturday, 5 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 13h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 10h 59m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:52 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.