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, 21 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:14
- 4♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:15
- 5☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:16
- 6♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:18
- 8☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 16:20
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:22
- 11♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:23
- 12☉︎ Sun18:23 – 19:24
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:23 – 21:22
- 3☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:21 – 23:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:19
- 6♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:18
- 7☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:17
- 8♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 04:14
- 10☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:12 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Monday, 21 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 12h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 11h 47m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:10 to 08:11: 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.