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, 12 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 20:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:37 – 06:52
- 2☉︎ Sun06:52 – 08:07
- 3♀︎ Venus08:07 – 09:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:36
- 5☽︎ Moon10:36 – 11:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 13:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:06 – 14:21
- 8♂︎ Mars14:21 – 15:35
- 9☉︎ Sun15:35 – 16:50
- 10♀︎ Venus16:50 – 18:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:05 – 19:20
- 12☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:34 – 21:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:05
- 3♂︎ Mars22:05 – 22:50
- 4☉︎ Sun22:50 – 23:35
- 5♀︎ Venus23:35 – 00:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 01:05
- 7☽︎ Moon01:05 – 01:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:50 – 02:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:21
- 10♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:06
- 11☉︎ Sun04:06 – 04:51
- 12♀︎ Venus04:51 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Tuesday, 12 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 20:34: the day lasts 14h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 9h 02m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:37 to 06:52: 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.