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 Thursday, 23 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 06:27
- 2♂︎ Mars06:27 – 07:43
- 3☉︎ Sun07:43 – 09:00
- 4♀︎ Venus09:00 – 10:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:16 – 11:33
- 6☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:50 – 14:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:06 – 15:23
- 9♂︎ Mars15:23 – 16:39
- 10☉︎ Sun16:39 – 17:56
- 11♀︎ Venus17:56 – 19:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:12 – 20:29
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:13 – 21:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 22:40
- 4♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:23
- 5☉︎ Sun23:23 – 00:07
- 6♀︎ Venus00:07 – 00:50
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:50 – 01:34
- 8☽︎ Moon01:34 – 02:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:17 – 03:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 03:44
- 11♂︎ Mars03:44 – 04:28
- 12☉︎ Sun04:28 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Buda?
On Thursday, 23 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 15h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 8h 42m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:10 to 06:27: 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.