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, 28 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:55
- 3☽︎ Moon08:55 – 10:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 11:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:10 – 12:18
- 6♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:26
- 7☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:34
- 8♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:41 – 16:49
- 10☽︎ Moon16:49 – 17:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 19:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:05 – 20:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:12 – 21:05
- 2☉︎ Sun21:05 – 21:57
- 3♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:42
- 5☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:19
- 8♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:11
- 9☉︎ Sun03:11 – 04:04
- 10♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 05:48
- 12☽︎ Moon05:48 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cluj-Napoca?
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 10h 28m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:39 to 07:47: 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.