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 Sunday, 24 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:24 – 06:41
- 2♀︎ Venus06:41 – 07:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 09:15
- 4☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 13:06
- 7♂︎ Mars13:06 – 14:23
- 8☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:40
- 9♀︎ Venus15:40 – 16:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 18:15
- 11☽︎ Moon18:15 – 19:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:32 – 20:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:49 – 21:32
- 2♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:15
- 3☉︎ Sun22:15 – 22:57
- 4♀︎ Venus22:57 – 23:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:40 – 00:23
- 6☽︎ Moon00:23 – 01:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 01:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:31
- 9♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:14
- 10☉︎ Sun03:14 – 03:57
- 11♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Sunday, 24 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 15h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 8h 34m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:24 to 06:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.