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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 20:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:22
- 2☉︎ Sun07:22 – 08:36
- 3♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 11:03
- 5☽︎ Moon11:03 – 12:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:31 – 14:45
- 8♂︎ Mars14:45 – 15:58
- 9☉︎ Sun15:58 – 17:12
- 10♀︎ Venus17:12 – 18:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:39
- 12☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:53
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:53 – 21:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:26
- 3♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:12
- 4☉︎ Sun23:12 – 23:59
- 5♀︎ Venus23:59 – 00:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:45 – 01:31
- 7☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:18 – 03:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:04 – 03:51
- 10♂︎ Mars03:51 – 04:37
- 11☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:24
- 12♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cluj-Napoca?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 20:53: the day lasts 14h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 9h 17m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:09 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.