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, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 20:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:44
- 2☽︎ Moon06:44 – 08:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:33
- 5♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:50
- 6☉︎ Sun11:50 – 13:06
- 7♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:39
- 9☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 18:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:28
- 12♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:28
- 2♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 22:55
- 4☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:05
- 7♂︎ Mars01:05 – 01:49
- 8☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:33
- 9♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:00
- 11☽︎ Moon04:00 – 04:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 20:44: the day lasts 15h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 8h 42m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:28 to 06:44: 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.