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, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:27
- 3☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 12:02
- 6♂︎ Mars12:02 – 13:13
- 7☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:25
- 8♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:48
- 10☽︎ Moon16:48 – 17:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:59 – 19:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:22
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:22 – 21:11
- 2☉︎ Sun21:11 – 22:00
- 3♀︎ Venus22:00 – 22:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:37
- 5☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:03
- 8♂︎ Mars02:03 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:40
- 10♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:17
- 12☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:04 to 07:16: 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.