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 Sunday, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:12 – 08:09
- 2♀︎ Venus08:09 – 09:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 10:05
- 4☽︎ Moon10:05 – 11:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 12:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 12:57
- 7♂︎ Mars12:57 – 13:55
- 8☉︎ Sun13:55 – 14:53
- 9♀︎ Venus14:53 – 15:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 16:48
- 11☽︎ Moon16:48 – 17:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:46 – 18:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:43 – 19:46
- 2♂︎ Mars19:46 – 20:48
- 3☉︎ Sun20:48 – 21:51
- 4♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:56
- 6☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 02:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 03:03
- 9♂︎ Mars03:03 – 04:06
- 10☉︎ Sun04:06 – 05:08
- 11♀︎ Venus05:08 – 06:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 11h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:12 to 08:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.