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, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:51
- Sunset
- 16:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:51 – 08:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:16
- 3♂︎ Mars09:16 – 09:59
- 4☉︎ Sun09:59 – 10:41
- 5♀︎ Venus10:41 – 11:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:06
- 7☽︎ Moon12:06 – 12:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:49 – 13:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:31 – 14:13
- 10♂︎ Mars14:13 – 14:56
- 11☉︎ Sun14:56 – 15:38
- 12♀︎ Venus15:38 – 16:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:38
- 2☽︎ Moon17:38 – 18:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:56 – 20:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:14 – 21:31
- 5♂︎ Mars21:31 – 22:49
- 6☉︎ Sun22:49 – 00:06
- 7♀︎ Venus00:06 – 01:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:24 – 02:42
- 9☽︎ Moon02:42 – 03:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 05:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:17 – 06:34
- 12♂︎ Mars06:34 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:51 and sets at 16:21: the day lasts 8h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 15h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:51 to 08:34: 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.