Planetary hours
in Budapest.
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, 28 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 15:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:31 – 08:13
- 2♀︎ Venus08:13 – 08:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:56 – 09:38
- 4☽︎ Moon09:38 – 10:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:03 – 11:45
- 7♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:27
- 8☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:10
- 9♀︎ Venus13:10 – 13:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:35
- 11☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 15:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 17:17
- 2♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:35
- 3☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:52
- 4♀︎ Venus19:52 – 21:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:10 – 22:27
- 6☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 01:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 02:20
- 9♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:38
- 10☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:56
- 11♀︎ Venus04:56 – 06:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budapest?
On Sunday, 28 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 15:59: the day lasts 8h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 15h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:31 to 08:13: 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.