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 Tuesday, 29 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:19
- 2☉︎ Sun08:19 – 09:18
- 3♀︎ Venus09:18 – 10:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 11:16
- 5☽︎ Moon11:16 – 12:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:15 – 13:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:14 – 14:13
- 8♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:13
- 9☉︎ Sun15:13 – 16:12
- 10♀︎ Venus16:12 – 17:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:11 – 18:10
- 12☽︎ Moon18:10 – 19:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:10 – 21:11
- 3♂︎ Mars21:11 – 22:12
- 4☉︎ Sun22:12 – 23:13
- 5♀︎ Venus23:13 – 00:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:14 – 01:15
- 7☽︎ Moon01:15 – 02:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:17 – 04:18
- 10♂︎ Mars04:18 – 05:19
- 11☉︎ Sun05:19 – 06:20
- 12♀︎ Venus06:20 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Tuesday, 29 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 12h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:19 to 08:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.