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 Monday, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:57 – 08:41
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:10
- 4♂︎ Mars10:10 – 10:54
- 5☉︎ Sun10:54 – 11:38
- 6♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:22
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:22 – 13:07
- 8☽︎ Moon13:07 – 13:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:51 – 14:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:35 – 15:19
- 11♂︎ Mars15:19 – 16:04
- 12☉︎ Sun16:04 – 16:48
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:48 – 18:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:04 – 19:19
- 3☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:35 – 21:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:51 – 23:07
- 6♂︎ Mars23:07 – 00:23
- 7☉︎ Sun00:23 – 01:38
- 8♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 04:10
- 10☽︎ Moon04:10 – 05:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:42 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 8h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 15h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:57 to 08:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.