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, 24 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 20:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:26
- 3☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:57
- 6♂︎ Mars11:57 – 13:08
- 7☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:18
- 8♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:39
- 10☽︎ Moon16:39 – 17:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 19:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:00 – 20:10
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:10 – 21:00
- 2☉︎ Sun21:00 – 21:49
- 3♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:28
- 5☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 01:56
- 8♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:46
- 9☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:35
- 10♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:14
- 12☽︎ Moon05:14 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Friday, 24 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 20:10: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:05 to 07:16: 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.