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 Wednesday, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 20:45
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 06:07
- 2☽︎ Moon06:07 – 07:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:46 – 10:06
- 5♂︎ Mars10:06 – 11:26
- 6☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:46
- 7♀︎ Venus12:46 – 14:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 15:25
- 9☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 18:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:25
- 12♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:25
- 2♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 22:45
- 4☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 00:46
- 7♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:26
- 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:06
- 9♀︎ Venus02:06 – 02:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:27
- 11☽︎ Moon03:27 – 04:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budapest?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 20:45: the day lasts 15h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 8h 02m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:47 to 06:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.