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 Thursday, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:17 – 08:14
- 2♂︎ Mars08:14 – 09:10
- 3☉︎ Sun09:10 – 10:07
- 4♀︎ Venus10:07 – 11:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:03 – 12:00
- 6☽︎ Moon12:00 – 12:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:56 – 13:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:53 – 14:49
- 9♂︎ Mars14:49 – 15:46
- 10☉︎ Sun15:46 – 16:42
- 11♀︎ Venus16:42 – 17:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:39 – 18:35
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:35 – 19:39
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:39 – 20:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:43 – 21:46
- 4♂︎ Mars21:46 – 22:50
- 5☉︎ Sun22:50 – 23:53
- 6♀︎ Venus23:53 – 00:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 02:01
- 8☽︎ Moon02:01 – 03:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:04 – 04:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:08 – 05:11
- 11♂︎ Mars05:11 – 06:15
- 12☉︎ Sun06:15 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:17 to 08:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.