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, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:51
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:51 – 08:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:36
- 3♂︎ Mars09:36 – 10:29
- 4☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:22
- 5♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:15 – 13:08
- 7☽︎ Moon13:08 – 14:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 14:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:54 – 15:47
- 10♂︎ Mars15:47 – 16:40
- 11☉︎ Sun16:40 – 17:33
- 12♀︎ Venus17:33 – 18:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:33
- 2☽︎ Moon19:33 – 20:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:40 – 21:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:47 – 22:54
- 5♂︎ Mars22:54 – 00:02
- 6☉︎ Sun00:02 – 01:09
- 7♀︎ Venus01:09 – 02:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:23
- 9☽︎ Moon03:23 – 03:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:30 – 04:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:38 – 05:45
- 12♂︎ Mars05:45 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:51 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 10h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 13h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:51 to 08:43: 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.