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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 08:33
- 2☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 10:47
- 5♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:32
- 6☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:16
- 7♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:01 – 13:46
- 9☽︎ Moon13:46 – 14:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 16:00
- 12♂︎ Mars16:00 – 16:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:45 – 18:00
- 2♀︎ Venus18:00 – 19:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:16 – 20:31
- 4☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 23:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 00:17
- 7♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:32
- 8☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:48
- 9♀︎ Venus02:48 – 04:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 05:18
- 11☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:34 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 8h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 15h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:48 to 08:33: 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.