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, 5 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 07:01
- 2☽︎ Moon07:01 – 08:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:40
- 5♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:53
- 6☉︎ Sun11:53 – 13:06
- 7♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:32
- 9☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 19:12
- 12♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:25 – 21:12
- 2♀︎ Venus21:12 – 21:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 22:45
- 4☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:06
- 7♂︎ Mars01:06 – 01:52
- 8☉︎ Sun01:52 – 02:39
- 9♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:13
- 11☽︎ Moon04:13 – 04:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Wednesday, 5 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 14h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 9h 21m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:48 to 07:01: 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.