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 Sunday, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:10 – 08:53
- 2♀︎ Venus08:53 – 09:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:20
- 4☽︎ Moon10:20 – 11:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 11:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 12:30
- 7♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:13
- 8☉︎ Sun13:13 – 13:56
- 9♀︎ Venus13:56 – 14:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:23
- 11☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 16:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 18:06
- 2♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:23
- 3☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:39
- 4♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 23:13
- 6☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 03:03
- 9♂︎ Mars03:03 – 04:20
- 10☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:36
- 11♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cluj-Napoca?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 8h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 15h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.