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, 26 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:16
- 3♂︎ Mars09:16 – 10:16
- 4☉︎ Sun10:16 – 11:15
- 5♀︎ Venus11:15 – 12:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:15 – 13:15
- 7☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:15 – 15:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 16:15
- 10♂︎ Mars16:15 – 17:15
- 11☉︎ Sun17:15 – 18:15
- 12♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:15
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:15 – 20:15
- 2☽︎ Moon20:15 – 21:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:15 – 22:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:15 – 23:15
- 5♂︎ Mars23:15 – 00:16
- 6☉︎ Sun00:16 – 01:16
- 7♀︎ Venus01:16 – 02:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:16
- 9☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:17 – 06:17
- 12♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Saturday, 26 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 11h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 12h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:16 to 08:16: 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.