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 Saturday, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:45 – 07:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:43 – 08:41
- 3♂︎ Mars08:41 – 09:38
- 4☉︎ Sun09:38 – 10:36
- 5♀︎ Venus10:36 – 11:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:34 – 12:32
- 7☽︎ Moon12:32 – 13:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:30 – 14:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:28 – 15:26
- 10♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:23
- 11☉︎ Sun16:23 – 17:21
- 12♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:19 – 19:21
- 2☽︎ Moon19:21 – 20:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:24 – 21:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:28
- 5♂︎ Mars22:28 – 23:30
- 6☉︎ Sun23:30 – 00:33
- 7♀︎ Venus00:33 – 01:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:35 – 02:37
- 9☽︎ Moon02:37 – 03:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:39 – 04:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:42 – 05:44
- 12♂︎ Mars05:44 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Buda?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:45 to 07:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.