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, 3 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:18 – 06:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:57
- 3☽︎ Moon07:57 – 09:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:54
- 6♂︎ Mars11:54 – 13:13
- 7☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:32
- 8♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 17:11
- 10☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:49 – 21:08
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:08 – 21:49
- 2☉︎ Sun21:49 – 22:30
- 3♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:11 – 23:52
- 5☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 01:54
- 8♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:35
- 9☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:16
- 10♀︎ Venus03:16 – 03:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:38
- 12☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Friday, 3 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 15h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 8h 11m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:18 to 06:38: 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.