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, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 21:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:56 – 07:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:27
- 3☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 12:15
- 6♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:31
- 7☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:47
- 8♀︎ Venus14:47 – 16:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:03 – 17:19
- 10☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:35 – 19:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:51 – 21:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:07 – 21:51
- 2☉︎ Sun21:51 – 22:35
- 3♀︎ Venus22:35 – 23:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:04
- 5☽︎ Moon00:04 – 00:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:16
- 8♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:00
- 9☉︎ Sun03:00 – 03:44
- 10♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:13
- 12☽︎ Moon05:13 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cluj-Napoca?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 21:07: the day lasts 15h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 8h 50m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:56 to 07:11: 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.