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 Tuesday, 5 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:47 – 07:00
- 2☉︎ Sun07:00 – 08:14
- 3♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:40
- 5☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 13:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:06 – 14:19
- 8♂︎ Mars14:19 – 15:33
- 9☉︎ Sun15:33 – 16:46
- 10♀︎ Venus16:46 – 17:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:59 – 19:12
- 12☽︎ Moon19:12 – 20:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:25 – 21:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:12 – 21:59
- 3♂︎ Mars21:59 – 22:45
- 4☉︎ Sun22:45 – 23:32
- 5♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:19 – 01:06
- 7☽︎ Moon01:06 – 01:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:52 – 02:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:39 – 03:26
- 10♂︎ Mars03:26 – 04:12
- 11☉︎ Sun04:12 – 04:59
- 12♀︎ Venus04:59 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Tuesday, 5 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 14h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 9h 20m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:47 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.