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, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:52 – 07:48
- 2♂︎ Mars07:48 – 08:45
- 3☉︎ Sun08:45 – 09:41
- 4♀︎ Venus09:41 – 10:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:38 – 11:34
- 6☽︎ Moon11:34 – 12:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:31 – 13:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:27 – 14:23
- 9♂︎ Mars14:23 – 15:20
- 10☉︎ Sun15:20 – 16:16
- 11♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:09
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:09 – 19:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:13 – 20:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:17 – 21:20
- 4♂︎ Mars21:20 – 22:24
- 5☉︎ Sun22:24 – 23:28
- 6♀︎ Venus23:28 – 00:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:31 – 01:35
- 8☽︎ Moon01:35 – 02:39
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:39 – 03:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:42 – 04:46
- 11♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:50
- 12☉︎ Sun05:50 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Buda?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:52 to 07:48: 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.