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 Friday, 23 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:59 – 08:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:46 – 09:32
- 3☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 11:51
- 6♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:37
- 7☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:23
- 8♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 14:56
- 10☽︎ Moon14:56 – 15:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:42 – 16:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:15
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:28
- 2☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:42
- 3♀︎ Venus19:42 – 20:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 22:09
- 5☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:50
- 8♂︎ Mars01:50 – 03:04
- 9☉︎ Sun03:04 – 04:18
- 10♀︎ Venus04:18 – 05:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:45
- 12☽︎ Moon06:45 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cluj-Napoca?
On Friday, 23 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 9h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 14h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:59 to 08:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.