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, 30 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:37 – 07:55
- 3♂︎ Mars07:55 – 09:13
- 4☉︎ Sun09:13 – 10:31
- 5♀︎ Venus10:31 – 11:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:49 – 13:07
- 7☽︎ Moon13:07 – 14:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 17:01
- 10♂︎ Mars17:01 – 18:19
- 11☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:37
- 12♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 21:37
- 2☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:01 – 23:43
- 5♂︎ Mars23:43 – 00:25
- 6☉︎ Sun00:25 – 01:07
- 7♀︎ Venus01:07 – 01:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:49 – 02:30
- 9☽︎ Moon02:30 – 03:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:12 – 03:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:54 – 04:36
- 12♂︎ Mars04:36 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Saturday, 30 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 15h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 8h 23m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:19 to 06:37: 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.