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, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 06:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:11 – 07:31
- 3♂︎ Mars07:31 – 08:50
- 4☉︎ Sun08:50 – 10:09
- 5♀︎ Venus10:09 – 11:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:28 – 12:48
- 7☽︎ Moon12:48 – 14:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 15:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:45
- 10♂︎ Mars16:45 – 18:05
- 11☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:24
- 12♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:43 – 21:24
- 2☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 22:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:46 – 23:26
- 5♂︎ Mars23:26 – 00:07
- 6☉︎ Sun00:07 – 00:48
- 7♀︎ Venus00:48 – 01:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:29 – 02:10
- 9☽︎ Moon02:10 – 02:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 03:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:31 – 04:12
- 12♂︎ Mars04:12 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budapest?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 15h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 8h 09m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:52 to 06:11: 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.