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, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 15:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:15 – 07:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:58 – 08:41
- 3♂︎ Mars08:41 – 09:24
- 4☉︎ Sun09:24 – 10:07
- 5♀︎ Venus10:07 – 10:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:51 – 11:34
- 7☽︎ Moon11:34 – 12:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:00 – 13:43
- 10♂︎ Mars13:43 – 14:27
- 11☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:10
- 12♀︎ Venus15:10 – 15:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 17:10
- 2☽︎ Moon17:10 – 18:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:27 – 19:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:44 – 21:01
- 5♂︎ Mars21:01 – 22:17
- 6☉︎ Sun22:17 – 23:34
- 7♀︎ Venus23:34 – 00:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:51 – 02:08
- 9☽︎ Moon02:08 – 03:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:42 – 05:59
- 12♂︎ Mars05:59 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Buda?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 15:53: the day lasts 8h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 15h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:15 to 07:58: 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.