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 Sunday, 10 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 20:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:13 – 06:27
- 2♀︎ Venus06:27 – 07:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:56
- 4☽︎ Moon08:56 – 10:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 11:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:55
- 8☉︎ Sun13:55 – 15:09
- 9♀︎ Venus15:09 – 16:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:24 – 17:38
- 11☽︎ Moon17:38 – 18:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:53 – 20:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:07 – 20:52
- 2♂︎ Mars20:52 – 21:38
- 3☉︎ Sun21:38 – 22:23
- 4♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 23:54
- 6☽︎ Moon23:54 – 00:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:10
- 9♂︎ Mars02:10 – 02:55
- 10☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:41
- 11♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budapest XIII. kerület?
On Sunday, 10 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 20:07: the day lasts 14h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 9h 04m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:13 to 06:27: 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.