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, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 21:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:46
- 2☽︎ Moon06:46 – 08:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 09:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:39
- 5♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:57
- 6☉︎ Sun11:57 – 13:15
- 7♀︎ Venus13:15 – 14:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:50
- 9☽︎ Moon15:50 – 17:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:43
- 12♂︎ Mars19:43 – 21:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:01 – 21:44
- 2♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:08
- 4☽︎ Moon23:08 – 23:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:15
- 7♂︎ Mars01:15 – 01:58
- 8☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:40
- 9♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:05
- 11☽︎ Moon04:05 – 04:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 21:01: the day lasts 15h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 8h 28m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:28 to 06:46: 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.