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, 13 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 08:54
- 3☽︎ Moon08:54 – 09:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:20
- 6♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:08
- 7☉︎ Sun12:08 – 12:57
- 8♀︎ Venus12:57 – 13:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:34
- 10☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 16:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:59 – 18:11
- 2☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:23
- 3♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:34 – 21:46
- 5☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 00:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 01:21
- 8♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:32
- 9☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:44
- 10♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 06:07
- 12☽︎ Moon06:07 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Friday, 13 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:17 to 08:06: 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.