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 Sunday, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:42 – 07:49
- 2♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:56 – 10:04
- 4☽︎ Moon10:04 – 11:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 12:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:25
- 7♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:33
- 8☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:40
- 9♀︎ Venus15:40 – 16:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:47 – 17:54
- 11☽︎ Moon17:54 – 19:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:01 – 20:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 21:02
- 2♂︎ Mars21:02 – 21:54
- 3☉︎ Sun21:54 – 22:47
- 4♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:40 – 00:33
- 6☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 03:12
- 9♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:05
- 10☉︎ Sun04:05 – 04:57
- 11♀︎ Venus04:57 – 05:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cluj-Napoca?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 10h 35m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:42 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.