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, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 16:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:25 – 08:10
- 2♀︎ Venus08:10 – 08:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 09:39
- 4☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 11:53
- 7♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:38
- 8☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:23
- 9♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 14:52
- 11☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:37
- 2♂︎ Mars17:37 – 18:52
- 3☉︎ Sun18:52 – 20:07
- 4♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:38
- 6☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 01:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 02:24
- 9♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:39
- 10☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:54
- 11♀︎ Venus04:54 – 06:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budapest XIII. kerület?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 16:21: the day lasts 8h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 15h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:25 to 08:10: 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.