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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 21:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:22 – 06:41
- 2☽︎ Moon06:41 – 07:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:37
- 5♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:55
- 6☉︎ Sun11:55 – 13:14
- 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:51
- 9☽︎ Moon15:51 – 17:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:47
- 12♂︎ Mars19:47 – 21:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:06 – 21:47
- 2♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:10
- 4☽︎ Moon23:10 – 23:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:14
- 7♂︎ Mars01:14 – 01:56
- 8☉︎ Sun01:56 – 02:37
- 9♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:00
- 11☽︎ Moon04:00 – 04:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:42 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 21:06: the day lasts 15h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 8h 17m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:22 to 06:41: 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.