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 Wednesday, 8 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 07:57
- 2☽︎ Moon07:57 – 09:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 10:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 11:15
- 5♂︎ Mars11:15 – 12:21
- 6☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:27
- 7♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:39
- 9☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 18:58
- 12♂︎ Mars18:58 – 20:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:04 – 20:57
- 2♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:45
- 4☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:26
- 7♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:20
- 8☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:14
- 9♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:02
- 11☽︎ Moon05:02 – 05:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cluj-Napoca?
On Wednesday, 8 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 13h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:51 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.