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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:35 – 09:30
- 3☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:15
- 6♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:10
- 7☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:04
- 8♀︎ Venus14:04 – 14:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 15:54
- 10☽︎ Moon15:54 – 16:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 17:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:39 – 19:44
- 2☉︎ Sun19:44 – 20:49
- 3♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 23:00
- 5☽︎ Moon23:00 – 00:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 01:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 02:15
- 8♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:21
- 9☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:26
- 10♀︎ Venus04:26 – 05:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:36
- 12☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:40 to 08:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.