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, 17 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:55
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:54 – 08:39
- 2♂︎ Mars08:39 – 09:23
- 3☉︎ Sun09:23 – 10:07
- 4♀︎ Venus10:07 – 10:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 11:36
- 6☽︎ Moon11:36 – 12:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:20 – 13:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:05 – 13:49
- 9♂︎ Mars13:49 – 14:33
- 10☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:18
- 11♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 16:46
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:46 – 18:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:33
- 4♂︎ Mars20:33 – 21:49
- 5☉︎ Sun21:49 – 23:05
- 6♀︎ Venus23:05 – 00:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:21 – 01:36
- 8☽︎ Moon01:36 – 02:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:52 – 04:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:08 – 05:24
- 11♂︎ Mars05:24 – 06:39
- 12☉︎ Sun06:39 – 07:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Thursday, 17 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 8h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:55, lasts 15h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:54 to 08:39: 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.