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, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:32 – 08:39
- 3♂︎ Mars08:39 – 09:47
- 4☉︎ Sun09:47 – 10:54
- 5♀︎ Venus10:54 – 12:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 13:10
- 7☽︎ Moon13:10 – 14:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:32
- 10♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:40
- 11☉︎ Sun17:40 – 18:48
- 12♀︎ Venus18:48 – 19:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 20:48
- 2☽︎ Moon20:48 – 21:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:40 – 22:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:25
- 5♂︎ Mars23:25 – 00:18
- 6☉︎ Sun00:18 – 01:10
- 7♀︎ Venus01:10 – 02:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 02:55
- 9☽︎ Moon02:55 – 03:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:48 – 04:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:40 – 05:33
- 12♂︎ Mars05:33 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:24 to 07:32: 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.