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 Monday, 4 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:49 – 07:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:02 – 08:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:28
- 4♂︎ Mars09:28 – 10:40
- 5☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:53
- 6♀︎ Venus11:53 – 13:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 14:19
- 8☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:32
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:45
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 17:58
- 11♂︎ Mars17:58 – 19:11
- 12☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:24
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 21:58
- 3☽︎ Moon21:58 – 22:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 23:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:19
- 6♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:06
- 7☉︎ Sun01:06 – 01:53
- 8♀︎ Venus01:53 – 02:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:39 – 03:26
- 10☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:00 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Monday, 4 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 14h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 9h 23m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:49 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.