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, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:38 – 07:57
- 3♂︎ Mars07:57 – 09:16
- 4☉︎ Sun09:16 – 10:35
- 5♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:54 – 13:13
- 7☽︎ Moon13:13 – 14:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 17:10
- 10♂︎ Mars17:10 – 18:30
- 11☉︎ Sun18:30 – 19:49
- 12♀︎ Venus19:49 – 21:08
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 21:49
- 2☽︎ Moon21:49 – 22:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 23:52
- 5♂︎ Mars23:52 – 00:33
- 6☉︎ Sun00:33 – 01:14
- 7♀︎ Venus01:14 – 01:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:55 – 02:36
- 9☽︎ Moon02:36 – 03:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:17 – 03:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:58 – 04:39
- 12♂︎ Mars04:39 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 15h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 8h 12m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:19 to 06:38: 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.