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 Saturday, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:34 – 08:45
- 3♂︎ Mars08:45 – 09:56
- 4☉︎ Sun09:56 – 11:07
- 5♀︎ Venus11:07 – 12:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 13:29
- 7☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 17:02
- 10♂︎ Mars17:02 – 18:14
- 11☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:25
- 12♀︎ Venus19:25 – 20:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:25
- 2☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:03 – 23:52
- 5♂︎ Mars23:52 – 00:41
- 6☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:30
- 7♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 03:08
- 9☽︎ Moon03:08 – 03:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:57 – 04:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:46 – 05:35
- 12♂︎ Mars05:35 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cluj-Napoca?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:23 to 07:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.