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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:30 – 08:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:18
- 3♂︎ Mars09:18 – 10:12
- 4☉︎ Sun10:12 – 11:06
- 5♀︎ Venus11:06 – 12:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:00 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:48 – 14:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:42 – 15:36
- 10♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:30
- 11☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:24
- 12♀︎ Venus17:24 – 18:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:18 – 19:24
- 2☽︎ Moon19:24 – 20:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:30 – 21:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:37 – 22:43
- 5♂︎ Mars22:43 – 23:49
- 6☉︎ Sun23:49 – 00:55
- 7♀︎ Venus00:55 – 02:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 03:07
- 9☽︎ Moon03:07 – 04:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:19 – 06:25
- 12♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 10h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 13h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:30 to 08:24: 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.