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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:06 – 08:00
- 2♀︎ Venus08:00 – 08:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:53 – 09:47
- 4☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:28
- 7♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:22
- 8☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:15
- 9♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:03
- 11☽︎ Moon16:03 – 16:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 17:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 18:57
- 2♂︎ Mars18:57 – 20:03
- 3☉︎ Sun20:03 – 21:09
- 4♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:22
- 6☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:42
- 9♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:48
- 10☉︎ Sun03:48 – 04:55
- 11♀︎ Venus04:55 – 06:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budapest III. kerület?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 10h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:06 to 08:00: 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.