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 Tuesday, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:35 – 06:51
- 2☉︎ Sun06:51 – 08:08
- 3♀︎ Venus08:08 – 09:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:42
- 5☽︎ Moon10:42 – 11:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:58 – 13:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:32
- 8♂︎ Mars14:32 – 15:49
- 9☉︎ Sun15:49 – 17:05
- 10♀︎ Venus17:05 – 18:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:39
- 12☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 21:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:22
- 3♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:06
- 4☉︎ Sun23:06 – 23:49
- 5♀︎ Venus23:49 – 00:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:32 – 01:16
- 7☽︎ Moon01:16 – 01:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:59 – 02:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:42 – 03:26
- 10♂︎ Mars03:26 – 04:09
- 11☉︎ Sun04:09 – 04:53
- 12♀︎ Venus04:53 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 15h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 8h 40m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:35 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.