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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:58 – 07:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 08:42
- 3☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:16
- 6♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:08
- 7☉︎ Sun12:08 – 12:59
- 8♀︎ Venus12:59 – 13:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:42
- 10☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:25
- 2☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:34
- 3♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:43 – 21:51
- 5☽︎ Moon21:51 – 23:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 00:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:17
- 8♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:25
- 9☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:34
- 10♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:51
- 12☽︎ Moon05:51 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:58 to 07:50: 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.