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 Sunday, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:58 – 07:11
- 2♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:23 – 09:36
- 4☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 12:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 13:14
- 7♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:27
- 8☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:40
- 9♀︎ Venus15:40 – 16:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:52 – 18:05
- 11☽︎ Moon18:05 – 19:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:18 – 20:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:18
- 2♂︎ Mars21:18 – 22:05
- 3☉︎ Sun22:05 – 22:53
- 4♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:40 – 00:27
- 6☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:15 – 02:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 02:50
- 9♂︎ Mars02:50 – 03:37
- 10☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:24
- 11♀︎ Venus04:24 – 05:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:58 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.