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 Thursday, 1 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:22 – 08:20
- 2♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:19
- 3☉︎ Sun09:19 – 10:18
- 4♀︎ Venus10:18 – 11:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:16 – 12:15
- 6☽︎ Moon12:15 – 13:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:14 – 14:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 15:11
- 9♂︎ Mars15:11 – 16:09
- 10☉︎ Sun16:09 – 17:08
- 11♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:07 – 19:05
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:05 – 20:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 21:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 22:10
- 4♂︎ Mars22:10 – 23:11
- 5☉︎ Sun23:11 – 00:13
- 6♀︎ Venus00:13 – 01:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:16
- 8☽︎ Moon02:16 – 03:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:17 – 04:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:19 – 05:20
- 11♂︎ Mars05:20 – 06:22
- 12☉︎ Sun06:22 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Thursday, 1 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:22 to 08:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.