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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:34 – 08:27
- 2☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:21
- 3♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:14 – 11:07
- 5☽︎ Moon11:07 – 12:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:00 – 12:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:54 – 13:47
- 8♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:40
- 9☉︎ Sun14:40 – 15:33
- 10♀︎ Venus15:33 – 16:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:20
- 12☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:13
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:13 – 19:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:27
- 3♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:34
- 4☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:40
- 5♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:47 – 00:54
- 7☽︎ Moon00:54 – 02:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:01 – 03:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:08 – 04:15
- 10♂︎ Mars04:15 – 05:22
- 11☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:29
- 12♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 13h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:34 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.