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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 16:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:26
- 2☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 09:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 10:35
- 5♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:18
- 6☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:01
- 7♀︎ Venus12:01 – 12:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:44 – 13:27
- 9☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:10 – 14:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:53 – 15:36
- 12♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:36
- 2♀︎ Venus17:36 – 18:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 20:11
- 4☽︎ Moon20:11 – 21:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:28 – 22:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:45 – 00:02
- 7♂︎ Mars00:02 – 01:19
- 8☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:36
- 9♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 05:10
- 11☽︎ Moon05:10 – 06:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:27 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 16:19: the day lasts 8h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 15h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:43 to 08:26: 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.