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, 31 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 20:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:46 – 07:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:16
- 3☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 12:00
- 6♂︎ Mars12:00 – 13:15
- 7☉︎ Sun13:15 – 14:30
- 8♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:59
- 10☽︎ Moon16:59 – 18:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:14 – 19:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:29 – 20:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:44 – 21:29
- 2☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:14
- 3♀︎ Venus22:14 – 23:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:00 – 23:45
- 5☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:01
- 8♂︎ Mars02:01 – 02:46
- 9☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:32
- 10♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:02
- 12☽︎ Moon05:02 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Friday, 31 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 20:44: the day lasts 14h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 9h 04m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:46 to 07:01: 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.