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, 28 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:56 – 07:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:12
- 3☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:36
- 6♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:44
- 7☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:52
- 8♀︎ Venus13:52 – 15:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 16:08
- 10☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:24 – 19:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:24
- 2☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:16
- 3♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:00
- 5☽︎ Moon23:00 – 23:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:37
- 8♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:29
- 9☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:21
- 10♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:06
- 12☽︎ Moon05:06 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budapest III. kerület?
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 13h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:56 to 07:04: 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.