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, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:22
- 3♂︎ Mars09:22 – 10:20
- 4☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:18
- 5♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:14
- 7☽︎ Moon13:14 – 14:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 15:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 16:08
- 10♂︎ Mars16:08 – 17:05
- 11☉︎ Sun17:05 – 18:03
- 12♀︎ Venus18:03 – 19:01
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:01 – 20:03
- 2☽︎ Moon20:03 – 21:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:06 – 22:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:08 – 23:10
- 5♂︎ Mars23:10 – 00:12
- 6☉︎ Sun00:12 – 01:14
- 7♀︎ Venus01:14 – 02:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:19
- 9☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:21 – 05:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:23 – 06:25
- 12♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cluj-Napoca?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 11h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 12h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:26 to 08:24: 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.