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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:26 – 08:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:01
- 3☽︎ Moon09:01 – 09:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:48 – 10:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:22
- 6♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:10
- 7☉︎ Sun12:10 – 12:57
- 8♀︎ Venus12:57 – 13:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:31
- 10☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 16:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 16:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:53 – 18:06
- 2☉︎ Sun18:06 – 19:19
- 3♀︎ Venus19:19 – 20:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:45
- 5☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 00:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 01:23
- 8♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:36
- 9☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:49
- 10♀︎ Venus03:49 – 05:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:15
- 12☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 9h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 14h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:26 to 08:14: 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.