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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:32 – 08:18
- 2☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 09:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:37
- 5♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:24
- 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:10
- 7♀︎ Venus12:10 – 12:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:43
- 9☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:16 – 16:02
- 12♂︎ Mars16:02 – 16:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:48 – 18:02
- 2♀︎ Venus18:02 – 19:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:16 – 20:29
- 4☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 00:11
- 7♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:38
- 9♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 05:06
- 11☽︎ Moon05:06 – 06:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cluj-Napoca?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 9h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 14h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:32 to 08:18: 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.