Planetary hours
in Budapest XI. 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, 13 July 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:00 – 06:18
- 2♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:54
- 4☽︎ Moon08:54 – 10:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 11:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:49
- 7♂︎ Mars12:49 – 14:07
- 8☉︎ Sun14:07 – 15:25
- 9♀︎ Venus15:25 – 16:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 18:02
- 11☽︎ Moon18:02 – 19:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:20 – 20:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:38 – 21:20
- 2♂︎ Mars21:20 – 22:02
- 3☉︎ Sun22:02 – 22:44
- 4♀︎ Venus22:44 – 23:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:07
- 6☽︎ Moon00:07 – 00:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 01:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:13
- 9♂︎ Mars02:13 – 02:55
- 10☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:37
- 11♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budapest XI. kerület?
On Sunday, 13 July 2025, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 15h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 8h 23m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:00 to 06:18: 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.