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 Tuesday, 15 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 15:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:24 – 08:07
- 2☉︎ Sun08:07 – 08:49
- 3♀︎ Venus08:49 – 09:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:14
- 5☽︎ Moon10:14 – 10:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:21
- 8♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:03
- 9☉︎ Sun13:03 – 13:45
- 10♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:10
- 12☽︎ Moon15:10 – 15:52
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 17:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:10 – 18:28
- 3♂︎ Mars18:28 – 19:45
- 4☉︎ Sun19:45 – 21:03
- 5♀︎ Venus21:03 – 22:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:39
- 7☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 02:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 03:32
- 10♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:49
- 11☉︎ Sun04:49 – 06:07
- 12♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budapest XIII. kerület?
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 15:52: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 15h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:24 to 08:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.