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 Thursday, 19 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:25 – 08:12
- 2♂︎ Mars08:12 – 09:00
- 3☉︎ Sun09:00 – 09:47
- 4♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:35 – 11:22
- 6☽︎ Moon11:22 – 12:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:09 – 12:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:57 – 13:44
- 9♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:32
- 10☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:19
- 11♀︎ Venus15:19 – 16:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 16:54
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:54 – 18:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:07 – 19:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:19 – 20:32
- 4♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:45
- 5☉︎ Sun21:45 – 22:57
- 6♀︎ Venus22:57 – 00:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:10 – 01:23
- 8☽︎ Moon01:23 – 02:36
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:36 – 03:48
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:48 – 05:01
- 11♂︎ Mars05:01 – 06:14
- 12☉︎ Sun06:14 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Thursday, 19 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 14h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:25 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.