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, 28 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:16
- 4♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:16
- 5☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:15
- 6♀︎ Venus12:15 – 13:15
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:14
- 8☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:13
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:13 – 17:12
- 11♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:12
- 12☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:11
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 21:12
- 3☽︎ Moon21:12 – 22:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:14
- 6♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:15
- 7☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:16
- 8♀︎ Venus02:16 – 03:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:17
- 10☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:19 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Monday, 28 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:18 to 08:18: 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.