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, 22 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 16:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 08:35
- 2☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 10:43
- 5♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:07
- 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 12:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:50 – 13:32
- 9☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:15 – 14:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:57 – 15:40
- 12♂︎ Mars15:40 – 16:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:40
- 2♀︎ Venus17:40 – 18:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:57 – 20:15
- 4☽︎ Moon20:15 – 21:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:50 – 00:08
- 7♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:25
- 8☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:43
- 9♀︎ Venus02:43 – 04:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 05:18
- 11☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Wednesday, 22 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 16:22: the day lasts 8h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 15h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:53 to 08:35: 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.