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, 29 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 16:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:55
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 08:38
- 2☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 10:46
- 5♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:11
- 7♀︎ Venus12:11 – 12:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:54 – 13:36
- 9☽︎ Moon13:36 – 14:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:19 – 15:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:02 – 15:44
- 12♂︎ Mars15:44 – 16:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:44
- 2♀︎ Venus17:44 – 19:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 20:19
- 4☽︎ Moon20:19 – 21:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:36 – 22:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 00:11
- 7♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:28
- 8☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:46
- 9♀︎ Venus02:46 – 04:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 05:21
- 11☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:38 – 07:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Wednesday, 29 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 8h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:55, lasts 15h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:55 to 08:38: 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.