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 Thursday, 9 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:41 – 06:59
- 2♂︎ Mars06:59 – 08:17
- 3☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:35
- 4♀︎ Venus09:35 – 10:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:54 – 12:12
- 6☽︎ Moon12:12 – 13:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:30 – 14:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 16:07
- 9♂︎ Mars16:07 – 17:25
- 10☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:43
- 11♀︎ Venus18:43 – 20:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:01 – 21:20
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 22:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 23:25
- 4♂︎ Mars23:25 – 00:07
- 5☉︎ Sun00:07 – 00:49
- 6♀︎ Venus00:49 – 01:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:12
- 8☽︎ Moon02:12 – 02:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:54 – 03:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:36 – 04:18
- 11♂︎ Mars04:18 – 05:00
- 12☉︎ Sun05:00 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cluj-Napoca?
On Thursday, 9 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 15h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 8h 22m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:41 to 06:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.