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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 07:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:51 – 08:42
- 3♂︎ Mars08:42 – 09:34
- 4☉︎ Sun09:34 – 10:25
- 5♀︎ Venus10:25 – 11:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:16 – 12:08
- 7☽︎ Moon12:08 – 12:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:59 – 13:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:50 – 14:42
- 10♂︎ Mars14:42 – 15:33
- 11☉︎ Sun15:33 – 16:24
- 12♀︎ Venus16:24 – 17:15
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:15 – 18:24
- 2☽︎ Moon18:24 – 19:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:33 – 20:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 21:51
- 5♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:59
- 6☉︎ Sun22:59 – 00:08
- 7♀︎ Venus00:08 – 01:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:17 – 02:26
- 9☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:35 – 04:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:44 – 05:52
- 12♂︎ Mars05:52 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 10h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:00 to 07:51: 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.