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 July 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 20:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 06:48
- 2♂︎ Mars06:48 – 08:05
- 3☉︎ Sun08:05 – 09:23
- 4♀︎ Venus09:23 – 10:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:58
- 6☽︎ Moon11:58 – 13:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:15 – 14:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:50
- 9♂︎ Mars15:50 – 17:07
- 10☉︎ Sun17:07 – 18:25
- 11♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 20:59
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:59 – 21:42
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 22:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:25 – 23:07
- 4♂︎ Mars23:07 – 23:50
- 5☉︎ Sun23:50 – 00:33
- 6♀︎ Venus00:33 – 01:16
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:16 – 01:58
- 8☽︎ Moon01:58 – 02:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:06
- 11♂︎ Mars04:06 – 04:49
- 12☉︎ Sun04:49 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Thursday, 17 July 2025, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 20:59: the day lasts 15h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 8h 32m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:31 to 06:48: 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.