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 Tuesday, 22 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:30 – 07:31
- 2☉︎ Sun07:31 – 08:32
- 3♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:33 – 10:34
- 5☽︎ Moon10:34 – 11:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:35 – 12:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:37
- 8♂︎ Mars13:37 – 14:38
- 9☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:39
- 10♀︎ Venus15:39 – 16:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:39 – 17:40
- 12☽︎ Moon17:40 – 18:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:41 – 19:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:41 – 20:40
- 3♂︎ Mars20:40 – 21:39
- 4☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:38
- 5♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:36
- 7☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:35 – 02:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:34
- 10♂︎ Mars03:34 – 04:33
- 11☉︎ Sun04:33 – 05:32
- 12♀︎ Venus05:32 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budapest III. kerület?
On Tuesday, 22 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 12h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 11h 50m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:30 to 07:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.