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 Saturday, 3 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:05
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 08:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 09:32
- 3♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:16
- 4☉︎ Sun10:16 – 10:59
- 5♀︎ Venus10:59 – 11:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 12:26
- 7☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:09 – 13:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:53 – 14:36
- 10♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:20
- 11☉︎ Sun15:20 – 16:03
- 12♀︎ Venus16:03 – 16:46
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:46 – 18:03
- 2☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:20 – 20:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:53
- 5♂︎ Mars21:53 – 23:09
- 6☉︎ Sun23:09 – 00:26
- 7♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:42 – 02:59
- 9☽︎ Moon02:59 – 04:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:32 – 06:49
- 12♂︎ Mars06:49 – 08:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Târgu Mureş?
On Saturday, 3 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 8h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 15h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:05 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.