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, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 20:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:27
- 3☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 12:08
- 6♂︎ Mars12:08 – 13:22
- 7☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:36
- 8♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 17:03
- 10☽︎ Moon17:03 – 18:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:17 – 19:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:44 – 21:30
- 2☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:16
- 3♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 23:49
- 5☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:08
- 8♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:54
- 9☉︎ Sun02:54 – 03:40
- 10♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:12
- 12☽︎ Moon05:12 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cluj-Napoca?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 20:44: the day lasts 14h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 9h 14m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:00 to 07:14: 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.