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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- 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☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 08:53
- 2☽︎ Moon08:53 – 09:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 11:02
- 5♂︎ Mars11:02 – 11:45
- 6☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:28
- 7♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 13:54
- 9☽︎ Moon13:54 – 14:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:37 – 15:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:02
- 12♂︎ Mars16:02 – 16:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:45 – 18:02
- 2♀︎ Venus18:02 – 19:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:37
- 4☽︎ Moon20:37 – 21:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 23:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:28
- 7♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:45
- 8☉︎ Sun01:45 – 03:02
- 9♀︎ Venus03:02 – 04:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:36
- 11☽︎ Moon05:36 – 06:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cluj-Napoca?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 8h 36m, 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?
Mercury, 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 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.