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, 12 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:42 – 07:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:46 – 08:50
- 3♂︎ Mars08:50 – 09:54
- 4☉︎ Sun09:54 – 10:57
- 5♀︎ Venus10:57 – 12:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 13:05
- 7☽︎ Moon13:05 – 14:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:09 – 15:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:12 – 16:16
- 10♂︎ Mars16:16 – 17:20
- 11☉︎ Sun17:20 – 18:24
- 12♀︎ Venus18:24 – 19:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:27 – 20:24
- 2☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 23:13
- 5♂︎ Mars23:13 – 00:09
- 6☉︎ Sun00:09 – 01:06
- 7♀︎ Venus01:06 – 02:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:02 – 02:58
- 9☽︎ Moon02:58 – 03:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 04:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:51 – 05:47
- 12♂︎ Mars05:47 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Saturday, 12 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 11h 16m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:42 to 07:46: 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.