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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:26 – 07:35
- 2♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:45
- 3☉︎ Sun08:45 – 09:55
- 4♀︎ Venus09:55 – 11:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:05 – 12:14
- 6☽︎ Moon12:14 – 13:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:34 – 15:44
- 9♂︎ Mars15:44 – 16:53
- 10☉︎ Sun16:53 – 18:03
- 11♀︎ Venus18:03 – 19:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:23
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:23 – 21:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:13 – 22:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:03 – 22:54
- 4♂︎ Mars22:54 – 23:44
- 5☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:35
- 6♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:25 – 02:15
- 8☽︎ Moon02:15 – 03:06
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:06 – 03:56
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:56 – 04:46
- 11♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:37
- 12☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Târgu Mureş?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 13h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 10h 04m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:26 to 07:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.