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, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:58 – 07:47
- 2♂︎ Mars07:47 – 08:36
- 3☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:25
- 4♀︎ Venus09:25 – 10:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:14 – 11:03
- 6☽︎ Moon11:03 – 11:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:41 – 13:31
- 9♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:20
- 10☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:09
- 11♀︎ Venus15:09 – 15:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 16:47
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:47 – 17:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:58 – 19:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:20
- 4♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:31
- 5☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:42
- 6♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 01:04
- 8☽︎ Moon01:04 – 02:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 03:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:26 – 04:37
- 11♂︎ Mars04:37 – 05:48
- 12☉︎ Sun05:48 – 06:59
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 9h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 14h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:58 to 07:47: 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.