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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 16:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:25 – 07:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:16 – 08:06
- 3♂︎ Mars08:06 – 08:56
- 4☉︎ Sun08:56 – 09:46
- 5♀︎ Venus09:46 – 10:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:36 – 11:27
- 7☽︎ Moon11:27 – 12:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:07 – 13:57
- 10♂︎ Mars13:57 – 14:48
- 11☉︎ Sun14:48 – 15:38
- 12♀︎ Venus15:38 – 16:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:38
- 2☽︎ Moon17:38 – 18:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:48 – 19:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:58 – 21:08
- 5♂︎ Mars21:08 – 22:18
- 6☉︎ Sun22:18 – 23:27
- 7♀︎ Venus23:27 – 00:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:37 – 01:47
- 9☽︎ Moon01:47 – 02:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:57 – 04:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:07 – 05:17
- 12♂︎ Mars05:17 – 06:27
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Buda?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 16:28: the day lasts 10h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 13h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:25 to 07:16: 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.