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 Saturday, 23 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 06:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:15 – 07:32
- 3♂︎ Mars07:32 – 08:49
- 4☉︎ Sun08:49 – 10:06
- 5♀︎ Venus10:06 – 11:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:23 – 12:40
- 7☽︎ Moon12:40 – 13:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 15:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 16:32
- 10♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:49
- 11☉︎ Sun17:49 – 19:06
- 12♀︎ Venus19:06 – 20:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:23 – 21:06
- 2☽︎ Moon21:06 – 21:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:14
- 5♂︎ Mars23:14 – 23:57
- 6☉︎ Sun23:57 – 00:40
- 7♀︎ Venus00:40 – 01:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:23 – 02:06
- 9☽︎ Moon02:06 – 02:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:48 – 03:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:31 – 04:14
- 12♂︎ Mars04:14 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budapest?
On Saturday, 23 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 15h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 8h 33m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:58 to 06:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.