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 Wednesday, 23 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:13 – 08:14
- 2☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:16
- 5♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:16
- 6☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:17
- 7♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:18
- 9☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:20
- 12♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:21
- 2♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:19
- 4☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 00:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:18
- 7♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:17
- 8☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:17
- 9♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:15
- 11☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:15 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cluj-Napoca?
On Wednesday, 23 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 12h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:13 to 08:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.