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, 28 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:36 – 08:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:22 – 09:08
- 3♂︎ Mars09:08 – 09:54
- 4☉︎ Sun09:54 – 10:40
- 5♀︎ Venus10:40 – 11:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:12
- 7☽︎ Moon12:12 – 12:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:58 – 13:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:44 – 14:30
- 10♂︎ Mars14:30 – 15:16
- 11☉︎ Sun15:16 – 16:02
- 12♀︎ Venus16:02 – 16:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:48 – 18:02
- 2☽︎ Moon18:02 – 19:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:44
- 5♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:59
- 6☉︎ Sun22:59 – 00:13
- 7♀︎ Venus00:13 – 01:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:27 – 02:41
- 9☽︎ Moon02:41 – 03:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 05:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:09 – 06:23
- 12♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Saturday, 28 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 9h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 14h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:36 to 08:22: 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.