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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 16:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:03
- 2☽︎ Moon08:03 – 08:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:22
- 5♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:08
- 6☉︎ Sun11:08 – 11:54
- 7♀︎ Venus11:54 – 12:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:26
- 9☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 14:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:59 – 15:45
- 12♂︎ Mars15:45 – 16:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:45
- 2♀︎ Venus17:45 – 18:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:59 – 20:13
- 4☽︎ Moon20:13 – 21:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:27 – 22:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 23:55
- 7♂︎ Mars23:55 – 01:09
- 8☉︎ Sun01:09 – 02:23
- 9♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:51
- 11☽︎ Moon04:51 – 06:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:04 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 16:31: the day lasts 9h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 14h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:17 to 08:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.