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, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 07:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:59 – 08:49
- 3♂︎ Mars08:49 – 09:38
- 4☉︎ Sun09:38 – 10:28
- 5♀︎ Venus10:28 – 11:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:18 – 12:08
- 7☽︎ Moon12:08 – 12:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:57 – 13:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:47 – 14:37
- 10♂︎ Mars14:37 – 15:27
- 11☉︎ Sun15:27 – 16:16
- 12♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:06
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:06 – 18:17
- 2☽︎ Moon18:17 – 19:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:27 – 20:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:37 – 21:48
- 5♂︎ Mars21:48 – 22:58
- 6☉︎ Sun22:58 – 00:08
- 7♀︎ Venus00:08 – 01:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:19 – 02:29
- 9☽︎ Moon02:29 – 03:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:39 – 04:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:50 – 06:00
- 12♂︎ Mars06:00 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 14h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:09 to 07:59: 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.