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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:45 – 08:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:34
- 3♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:28
- 4☉︎ Sun10:28 – 11:22
- 5♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:10
- 7☽︎ Moon13:10 – 14:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:04 – 14:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:58 – 15:52
- 10♂︎ Mars15:52 – 16:47
- 11☉︎ Sun16:47 – 17:41
- 12♀︎ Venus17:41 – 18:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:35 – 19:41
- 2☽︎ Moon19:41 – 20:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:47 – 21:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:53 – 22:59
- 5♂︎ Mars22:59 – 00:05
- 6☉︎ Sun00:05 – 01:11
- 7♀︎ Venus01:11 – 02:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:23
- 9☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:35 – 06:41
- 12♂︎ Mars06:41 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cluj-Napoca?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 10h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 13h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:45 to 08:40: 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.