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 Sunday, 2 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 08:05
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:05 – 08:49
- 2♀︎ Venus08:49 – 09:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:15
- 4☽︎ Moon10:15 – 10:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:25
- 7♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:08
- 8☉︎ Sun13:08 – 13:52
- 9♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:18
- 11☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 16:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 18:02
- 2♂︎ Mars18:02 – 19:18
- 3☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:35
- 4♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 23:08
- 6☽︎ Moon23:08 – 00:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:58
- 9♂︎ Mars02:58 – 04:15
- 10☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:32
- 11♀︎ Venus05:32 – 06:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 08:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Târgu Mureş?
On Sunday, 2 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 8h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 15h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.