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, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 08:03
- 2☽︎ Moon08:03 – 09:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 10:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:11
- 5♂︎ Mars11:11 – 12:13
- 6☉︎ Sun12:13 – 13:16
- 7♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:21
- 9☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:29
- 12♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:29
- 2♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:24
- 4☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:16
- 7♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:14
- 8☉︎ Sun02:14 – 03:11
- 9♀︎ Venus03:11 – 04:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:06
- 11☽︎ Moon05:06 – 06:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:04 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Târgu Mureş?
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 11h 30m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:00 to 08:03: 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.