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 Friday, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:24 – 07:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:05
- 3☽︎ Moon08:05 – 08:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 09:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:46 – 10:36
- 6♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:27
- 7☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:17
- 8♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 13:58
- 10☽︎ Moon13:58 – 14:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:39
- 2☉︎ Sun17:39 – 18:49
- 3♀︎ Venus18:49 – 19:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 21:08
- 5☽︎ Moon21:08 – 22:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:37
- 8♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:47
- 9☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:56
- 10♀︎ Venus02:56 – 04:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:16
- 12☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:25
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Buda?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 16:30: the day lasts 10h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 13h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:24 to 07:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.