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, 17 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 16:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:50 – 08:33
- 2♂︎ Mars08:33 – 09:15
- 3☉︎ Sun09:15 – 09:58
- 4♀︎ Venus09:58 – 10:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:23
- 6☽︎ Moon11:23 – 12:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:05 – 12:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:48 – 13:30
- 9♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:13
- 10☉︎ Sun14:13 – 14:55
- 11♀︎ Venus14:55 – 15:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:38 – 16:20
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:38
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:55
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 20:13
- 4♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:30
- 5☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:48
- 6♀︎ Venus22:48 – 00:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:05 – 01:23
- 8☽︎ Moon01:23 – 02:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:58 – 05:16
- 11♂︎ Mars05:16 – 06:33
- 12☉︎ Sun06:33 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Thursday, 17 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 16:20: the day lasts 8h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 15h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:50 to 08:33: 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.