Planetary hours
in Budapest III. kerület.
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, 19 November 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 16:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 07:40
- 2☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 09:57
- 5♂︎ Mars09:57 – 10:43
- 6☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:28
- 7♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:14 – 13:00
- 9☽︎ Moon13:00 – 13:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:17
- 12♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:03 – 17:17
- 2♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:32 – 19:46
- 4☽︎ Moon19:46 – 21:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:00 – 22:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:15 – 23:29
- 7♂︎ Mars23:29 – 00:44
- 8☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:58
- 9♀︎ Venus01:58 – 03:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 04:27
- 11☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budapest III. kerület?
On Wednesday, 19 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 16:03: the day lasts 9h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 14h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:54 to 07:40: 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.