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 Wednesday, 30 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:05
- 2☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 10:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 11:01
- 5♂︎ Mars11:01 – 12:00
- 6☉︎ Sun12:00 – 12:59
- 7♀︎ Venus12:59 – 13:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 14:56
- 9☽︎ Moon14:56 – 15:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 16:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 17:52
- 12♂︎ Mars17:52 – 18:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:51 – 19:52
- 2♀︎ Venus19:52 – 20:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:55
- 4☽︎ Moon21:55 – 22:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 00:59
- 7♂︎ Mars00:59 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 03:02
- 9♀︎ Venus03:02 – 04:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:05
- 11☽︎ Moon05:05 – 06:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Wednesday, 30 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 11h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 12h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:06 to 08:05: 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.