Planetary hours
in Buda.
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 Tuesday, 20 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 16:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:23 – 08:08
- 2☉︎ Sun08:08 – 08:53
- 3♀︎ Venus08:53 – 09:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:24
- 5☽︎ Moon10:24 – 11:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:09 – 11:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 12:40
- 8♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:25
- 9☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:10
- 10♀︎ Venus14:10 – 14:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 15:41
- 12☽︎ Moon15:41 – 16:26
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:56
- 3♂︎ Mars18:56 – 20:10
- 4☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:25
- 5♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:54
- 7☽︎ Moon23:54 – 01:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:38
- 10♂︎ Mars03:38 – 04:53
- 11☉︎ Sun04:53 – 06:07
- 12♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Buda?
On Tuesday, 20 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 16:26: the day lasts 9h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 14h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:23 to 08:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.