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 Tuesday, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:10 – 08:53
- 2☉︎ Sun08:53 – 09:36
- 3♀︎ Venus09:36 – 10:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:18 – 11:01
- 5☽︎ Moon11:01 – 11:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:44 – 12:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:27 – 13:10
- 8♂︎ Mars13:10 – 13:53
- 9☉︎ Sun13:53 – 14:36
- 10♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:02
- 12☽︎ Moon16:02 – 16:45
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 18:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:19
- 3♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:36
- 4☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:53
- 5♀︎ Venus21:53 – 23:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 00:27
- 7☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 03:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 04:19
- 10♂︎ Mars04:19 – 05:36
- 11☉︎ Sun05:36 – 06:53
- 12♀︎ Venus06:53 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cluj-Napoca?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 8h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 15h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:10 to 08:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.