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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:15 – 09:11
- 3☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 11:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 12:00
- 6♂︎ Mars12:00 – 12:56
- 7☉︎ Sun12:56 – 13:52
- 8♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:45
- 10☽︎ Moon15:45 – 16:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:37
- 2☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:41
- 3♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:49
- 5☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 02:01
- 8♂︎ Mars02:01 – 03:04
- 9☉︎ Sun03:04 – 04:08
- 10♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:16
- 12☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 11h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:19 to 08:15: 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.