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 Friday, 1 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:53 – 07:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:18
- 3☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:54
- 6♂︎ Mars11:54 – 13:07
- 7☉︎ Sun13:07 – 14:19
- 8♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:43
- 10☽︎ Moon16:43 – 17:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 19:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:08 – 20:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:08
- 2☉︎ Sun21:08 – 21:55
- 3♀︎ Venus21:55 – 22:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:31
- 5☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 01:54
- 8♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:41
- 9☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:29
- 10♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:04
- 12☽︎ Moon05:04 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Friday, 1 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 14h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 9h 32m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:53 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.