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, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 16:38
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 08:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 09:31
- 3♂︎ Mars09:31 – 10:14
- 4☉︎ Sun10:14 – 10:57
- 5♀︎ Venus10:57 – 11:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:39 – 12:22
- 7☽︎ Moon12:22 – 13:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:05 – 13:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:48 – 14:30
- 10♂︎ Mars14:30 – 15:13
- 11☉︎ Sun15:13 – 15:56
- 12♀︎ Venus15:56 – 16:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:38 – 17:56
- 2☽︎ Moon17:56 – 19:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:13 – 20:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:48
- 5♂︎ Mars21:48 – 23:05
- 6☉︎ Sun23:05 – 00:22
- 7♀︎ Venus00:22 – 01:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:40 – 02:57
- 9☽︎ Moon02:57 – 04:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:14 – 05:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:32 – 06:49
- 12♂︎ Mars06:49 – 08:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cluj-Napoca?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 16:38: the day lasts 8h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 15h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:06 to 08:49: 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.