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 Thursday, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:33 – 08:29
- 2♂︎ Mars08:29 – 09:26
- 3☉︎ Sun09:26 – 10:23
- 4♀︎ Venus10:23 – 11:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:19 – 12:16
- 6☽︎ Moon12:16 – 13:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:12 – 14:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:09 – 15:05
- 9♂︎ Mars15:05 – 16:02
- 10☉︎ Sun16:02 – 16:58
- 11♀︎ Venus16:58 – 17:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:55 – 18:52
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:52 – 19:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:55 – 20:59
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:59 – 22:02
- 4♂︎ Mars22:02 – 23:06
- 5☉︎ Sun23:06 – 00:09
- 6♀︎ Venus00:09 – 01:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:13 – 02:17
- 8☽︎ Moon02:17 – 03:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:20 – 04:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:24 – 05:27
- 11♂︎ Mars05:27 – 06:31
- 12☉︎ Sun06:31 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cluj-Napoca?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:33 to 08:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.