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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 15:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:11
- 2☽︎ Moon08:11 – 08:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:18
- 5♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:00
- 6☉︎ Sun11:00 – 11:42
- 7♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:07
- 9☽︎ Moon13:07 – 13:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:13
- 12♂︎ Mars15:13 – 15:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:56 – 17:14
- 2♀︎ Venus17:14 – 18:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:31 – 19:49
- 4☽︎ Moon19:49 – 21:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:07 – 22:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:25 – 23:43
- 7♂︎ Mars23:43 – 01:00
- 8☉︎ Sun01:00 – 02:18
- 9♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:54
- 11☽︎ Moon04:54 – 06:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Buda?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 15:56: the day lasts 8h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 15h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:29 to 08:11: 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.