Planetary hours
in Cluj-Napoca.
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, 23 August 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:33 – 07:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:42 – 08:51
- 3♂︎ Mars08:51 – 10:00
- 4☉︎ Sun10:00 – 11:09
- 5♀︎ Venus11:09 – 12:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 13:27
- 7☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:45 – 16:54
- 10♂︎ Mars16:54 – 18:03
- 11☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:12
- 12♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:12
- 2☽︎ Moon21:12 – 22:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 22:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 23:46
- 5♂︎ Mars23:46 – 00:37
- 6☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:28
- 7♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 03:10
- 9☽︎ Moon03:10 – 04:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 04:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:52 – 05:43
- 12♂︎ Mars05:43 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cluj-Napoca?
On Saturday, 23 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 20:21: the day lasts 13h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:33 to 07:42: 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.