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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 20:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:43 – 07:56
- 3♂︎ Mars07:56 – 09:09
- 4☉︎ Sun09:09 – 10:22
- 5♀︎ Venus10:22 – 11:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:35 – 12:49
- 7☽︎ Moon12:49 – 14:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:02 – 15:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 16:28
- 10♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:41
- 11☉︎ Sun17:41 – 18:54
- 12♀︎ Venus18:54 – 20:07
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 20:54
- 2☽︎ Moon20:54 – 21:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:15
- 5♂︎ Mars23:15 – 00:02
- 6☉︎ Sun00:02 – 00:49
- 7♀︎ Venus00:49 – 01:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:36 – 02:23
- 9☽︎ Moon02:23 – 03:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 03:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:57 – 04:44
- 12♂︎ Mars04:44 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budapest?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 20:07: the day lasts 14h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 9h 24m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:30 to 06:43: 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.