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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:50 – 07:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:41 – 08:31
- 3♂︎ Mars08:31 – 09:21
- 4☉︎ Sun09:21 – 10:12
- 5♀︎ Venus10:12 – 11:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:02 – 11:52
- 7☽︎ Moon11:52 – 12:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:43 – 13:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:33 – 14:23
- 10♂︎ Mars14:23 – 15:14
- 11☉︎ Sun15:14 – 16:04
- 12♀︎ Venus16:04 – 16:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:54 – 18:04
- 2☽︎ Moon18:04 – 19:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:24 – 21:34
- 5♂︎ Mars21:34 – 22:43
- 6☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:53
- 7♀︎ Venus23:53 – 01:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:03 – 02:13
- 9☽︎ Moon02:13 – 03:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:22 – 04:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:32 – 05:42
- 12♂︎ Mars05:42 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 13h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:50 to 07:41: 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.