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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:44
- 2☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:13 – 10:58
- 5♂︎ Mars10:58 – 11:42
- 6☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:27
- 7♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 13:56
- 9☽︎ Moon13:56 – 14:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:09
- 12♂︎ Mars16:09 – 16:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:54 – 18:09
- 2♀︎ Venus18:09 – 19:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:40
- 4☽︎ Moon20:40 – 21:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:56 – 23:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:27
- 7♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:42
- 8☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:58
- 9♀︎ Venus02:58 – 04:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:29
- 11☽︎ Moon05:29 – 06:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:45 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 8h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 15h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:00 to 08:44: 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.