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 Friday, 29 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:52 – 06:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:28
- 3☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 10:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 11:23
- 6♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:41
- 7☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:59
- 8♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:35
- 10☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 19:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:12 – 20:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:12
- 2☉︎ Sun21:12 – 21:53
- 3♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:17
- 5☽︎ Moon23:17 – 23:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 00:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:22
- 8♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:04
- 9☉︎ Sun02:04 – 02:46
- 10♀︎ Venus02:46 – 03:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:10
- 12☽︎ Moon04:10 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budapest III. kerület?
On Friday, 29 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 15h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 8h 22m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:52 to 06:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.