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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:11
- 2☽︎ Moon08:11 – 08:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 09:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:22
- 6☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:09
- 7♀︎ Venus12:09 – 12:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 13:44
- 9☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:07
- 12♂︎ Mars16:07 – 16:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:55 – 18:07
- 2♀︎ Venus18:07 – 19:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:32
- 4☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:45 – 22:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 00:10
- 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 01:22
- 8☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:35
- 9♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 05:00
- 11☽︎ Moon05:00 – 06:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 9h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:24 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.