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 Sunday, 2 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:56 – 08:38
- 2♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:04
- 4☽︎ Moon10:04 – 10:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:13
- 7♂︎ Mars12:13 – 12:56
- 8☉︎ Sun12:56 – 13:39
- 9♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:05
- 11☽︎ Moon15:05 – 15:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 16:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:47
- 2♂︎ Mars17:47 – 19:05
- 3☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:22
- 4♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 00:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:47
- 9♂︎ Mars02:47 – 04:04
- 10☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:21
- 11♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Sunday, 2 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 16:30: the day lasts 8h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 15h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:56 to 08:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.