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 Saturday, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 16:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:57 – 07:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:42 – 08:27
- 3♂︎ Mars08:27 – 09:13
- 4☉︎ Sun09:13 – 09:58
- 5♀︎ Venus09:58 – 10:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:44 – 11:29
- 7☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:14 – 13:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:00 – 13:45
- 10♂︎ Mars13:45 – 14:31
- 11☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:16
- 12♀︎ Venus15:16 – 16:01
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:01 – 17:16
- 2☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:31 – 19:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:46 – 21:00
- 5♂︎ Mars21:00 – 22:15
- 6☉︎ Sun22:15 – 23:30
- 7♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:44 – 01:59
- 9☽︎ Moon01:59 – 03:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:14 – 04:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:29 – 05:43
- 12♂︎ Mars05:43 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budapest XI. kerület?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 16:01: the day lasts 9h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 14h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:57 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.