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 Saturday, 16 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:48 – 08:03
- 3♂︎ Mars08:03 – 09:19
- 4☉︎ Sun09:19 – 10:35
- 5♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:50 – 13:06
- 7☽︎ Moon13:06 – 14:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:37 – 16:53
- 10♂︎ Mars16:53 – 18:08
- 11☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:24
- 12♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:24
- 2☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 22:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:37
- 5♂︎ Mars23:37 – 00:21
- 6☉︎ Sun00:21 – 01:05
- 7♀︎ Venus01:05 – 01:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:50 – 02:34
- 9☽︎ Moon02:34 – 03:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:18 – 04:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:02 – 04:47
- 12♂︎ Mars04:47 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Saturday, 16 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 20:40: the day lasts 15h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 8h 52m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:32 to 06:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.