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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:14
- 2☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:50
- 5♂︎ Mars10:50 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 13:14
- 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:38
- 9☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:50 – 18:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:14
- 12♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:14
- 2♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 22:50
- 4☽︎ Moon22:50 – 23:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:14
- 7♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:02
- 8☉︎ Sun02:02 – 02:51
- 9♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:27
- 11☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:15 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 14h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 9h 37m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:02 to 07:14: 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.