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 Friday, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:43 – 06:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 08:11
- 3☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:52
- 6♂︎ Mars11:52 – 13:06
- 7☉︎ Sun13:06 – 14:20
- 8♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:48
- 10☽︎ Moon16:48 – 18:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:15 – 20:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:15
- 2☉︎ Sun21:15 – 22:01
- 3♀︎ Venus22:01 – 22:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:33
- 5☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 01:51
- 8♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:37
- 9☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:23
- 10♀︎ Venus03:23 – 04:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 04:55
- 12☽︎ Moon04:55 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 14h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 9h 12m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:43 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.