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 Sunday, 27 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:37 – 07:36
- 2♀︎ Venus07:36 – 08:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:35
- 4☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:34
- 7♂︎ Mars12:34 – 13:33
- 8☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:33
- 9♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:32
- 11☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:32 – 18:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:32
- 2♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:32
- 3☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:33
- 4♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:34
- 6☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:36
- 9♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:36
- 10☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:37
- 11♀︎ Venus04:37 – 05:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budapest III. kerület?
On Sunday, 27 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 11h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:37 to 07:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.