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, 5 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:33 – 07:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:39 – 08:45
- 3♂︎ Mars08:45 – 09:50
- 4☉︎ Sun09:50 – 10:56
- 5♀︎ Venus10:56 – 12:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 13:07
- 7☽︎ Moon13:07 – 14:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 15:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:24
- 10♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:30
- 11☉︎ Sun17:30 – 18:36
- 12♀︎ Venus18:36 – 19:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 20:36
- 2☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:25 – 23:19
- 5♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:14
- 6☉︎ Sun00:14 – 01:08
- 7♀︎ Venus01:08 – 02:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:02 – 02:57
- 9☽︎ Moon02:57 – 03:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:51 – 04:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:46 – 05:40
- 12♂︎ Mars05:40 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Saturday, 5 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 13h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:33 to 07:39: 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.