Planetary hours
in Târgu Mureş.
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, 17 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:43
- 2☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 10:52
- 5♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:34
- 6☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:17
- 7♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 13:43
- 9☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 15:52
- 12♂︎ Mars15:52 – 16:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:35 – 17:52
- 2♀︎ Venus17:52 – 19:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:09 – 20:26
- 4☽︎ Moon20:26 – 21:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 23:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:01 – 00:18
- 7♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:35
- 8☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:52
- 9♀︎ Venus02:52 – 04:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:26
- 11☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Târgu Mureş?
On Wednesday, 17 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 16:35: the day lasts 8h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 15h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:00 to 08:43: 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.