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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 16:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Right now♃︎ Hour of Jupiter — hour 11 of the day, until 15:33
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:21
- 2☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 08:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 09:48
- 5♂︎ Mars09:48 – 10:37
- 6☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:27
- 7♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:05
- 9☽︎ Moon13:05 – 13:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:54 – 14:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:43 – 15:33
- 12♂︎ Mars15:33 – 16:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:33
- 2♀︎ Venus17:33 – 18:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:44 – 19:55
- 4☽︎ Moon19:55 – 21:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:06 – 22:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:16 – 23:27
- 7♂︎ Mars23:27 – 00:38
- 8☉︎ Sun00:38 – 01:49
- 9♀︎ Venus01:49 – 03:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:00 – 04:11
- 11☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:22 – 06:33
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Buda?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 16:22: the day lasts 9h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 14h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:31 to 07:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.