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, 18 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 16:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:09
- 2♀︎ Venus08:09 – 08:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:39
- 4☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 11:54
- 7♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:39
- 8☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:24
- 9♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 14:54
- 11☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:38
- 2♂︎ Mars17:38 – 18:53
- 3☉︎ Sun18:53 – 20:09
- 4♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:39
- 6☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 01:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 02:24
- 9♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:39
- 10☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:54
- 11♀︎ Venus04:54 – 06:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budapest?
On Sunday, 18 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 16:23: the day lasts 8h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 15h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:24 to 08:09: 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.