Planetary hours
in Budapest XIII. 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, 23 July 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:27
- 2☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 09:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 10:16
- 5♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 14:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 15:22
- 9☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:39 – 17:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 19:12
- 12♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:12
- 2♀︎ Venus21:12 – 21:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 22:39
- 4☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 00:50
- 7♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:17
- 9♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 03:44
- 11☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budapest XIII. kerület?
On Wednesday, 23 July 2025, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 15h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 8h 43m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:10 to 06:27: 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.