Planetary hours
in Iaşi.
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, 6 December 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 16:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:40 – 08:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:07
- 3♂︎ Mars09:07 – 09:50
- 4☉︎ Sun09:50 – 10:34
- 5♀︎ Venus10:34 – 11:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:17 – 12:00
- 7☽︎ Moon12:00 – 12:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:43 – 13:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:27 – 14:10
- 10♂︎ Mars14:10 – 14:53
- 11☉︎ Sun14:53 – 15:36
- 12♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:20
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:36
- 2☽︎ Moon17:36 – 18:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:53 – 20:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:10 – 21:27
- 5♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:44
- 6☉︎ Sun22:44 – 00:01
- 7♀︎ Venus00:01 – 01:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:17 – 02:34
- 9☽︎ Moon02:34 – 03:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:51 – 05:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:08 – 06:25
- 12♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Saturday, 6 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 16:20: the day lasts 8h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 15h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:40 to 08:24: 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.