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, 14 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 09:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 10:11
- 4♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:14
- 5☉︎ Sun11:14 – 12:17
- 6♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 14:22
- 8☽︎ Moon14:22 – 15:25
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:31
- 11♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:34
- 12☉︎ Sun18:34 – 19:37
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:34 – 21:31
- 3☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:23
- 6♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:20
- 7☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:17
- 8♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:12
- 10☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Monday, 14 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:02 to 08:05: 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.