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 Wednesday, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:03
- 2☽︎ Moon08:03 – 08:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:23
- 5♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:10
- 6☉︎ Sun11:10 – 11:56
- 7♀︎ Venus11:56 – 12:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:43 – 13:30
- 9☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:16 – 15:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:03 – 15:50
- 12♂︎ Mars15:50 – 16:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:37 – 17:50
- 2♀︎ Venus17:50 – 19:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:03 – 20:16
- 4☽︎ Moon20:16 – 21:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:29 – 22:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 23:56
- 7♂︎ Mars23:56 – 01:09
- 8☉︎ Sun01:09 – 02:22
- 9♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:48
- 11☽︎ Moon04:48 – 06:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budapest XI. kerület?
On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 16:37: the day lasts 9h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 14h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:16 to 08:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.