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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 16:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 08:34
- 2☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 10:46
- 5♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:30
- 6☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:14
- 7♀︎ Venus12:14 – 12:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:58 – 13:42
- 9☽︎ Moon13:42 – 14:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 15:54
- 12♂︎ Mars15:54 – 16:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:38 – 17:55
- 2♀︎ Venus17:55 – 19:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:27
- 4☽︎ Moon20:27 – 21:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:59 – 00:15
- 7♂︎ Mars00:15 – 01:31
- 8☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:47
- 9♀︎ Venus02:47 – 04:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 05:19
- 11☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:35 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cluj-Napoca?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 16:38: the day lasts 8h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 15h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:50 to 08:34: 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.