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, 22 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 20:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:19
- 2☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:48
- 5♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:58
- 6☉︎ Sun11:58 – 13:08
- 7♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:28
- 9☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:48 – 18:58
- 12♂︎ Mars18:58 – 20:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:07 – 20:57
- 2♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:37
- 4☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:07
- 7♂︎ Mars01:07 – 01:57
- 8☉︎ Sun01:57 – 02:47
- 9♀︎ Venus02:47 – 03:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:27
- 11☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Wednesday, 22 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 20:07: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 9h 59m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:09 to 07:19: 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.