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 Friday, 17 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 20:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:35
- 3☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 12:01
- 6♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:09
- 7☉︎ Sun13:09 – 14:18
- 8♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:35
- 10☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 18:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 20:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:01 – 20:52
- 2☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:43
- 3♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:26
- 5☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 02:00
- 8♂︎ Mars02:00 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:42
- 10♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:25
- 12☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Friday, 17 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 20:01: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:18 to 07:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.