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, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:41 – 08:50
- 3♂︎ Mars08:50 – 10:00
- 4☉︎ Sun10:00 – 11:09
- 5♀︎ Venus11:09 – 12:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 13:28
- 7☽︎ Moon13:28 – 14:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:37 – 15:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:56
- 10♂︎ Mars16:56 – 18:05
- 11☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:14
- 12♀︎ Venus19:14 – 20:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:23 – 21:14
- 2☽︎ Moon21:14 – 22:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 22:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:56 – 23:47
- 5♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:37
- 6☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:28
- 7♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 03:10
- 9☽︎ Moon03:10 – 04:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 04:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:51 – 05:42
- 12♂︎ Mars05:42 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cluj-Napoca?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:32 to 07:41: 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.