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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:44 – 08:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:33
- 3☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:16
- 6♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:10
- 7☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:05
- 8♀︎ Venus14:05 – 14:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 15:53
- 10☽︎ Moon15:53 – 16:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 17:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:42
- 2☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:48
- 3♀︎ Venus20:48 – 21:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 23:00
- 5☽︎ Moon23:00 – 00:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 01:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:17
- 8♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:22
- 9☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:28
- 10♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:40
- 12☽︎ Moon06:40 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cluj-Napoca?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 10h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:44 to 08:38: 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.