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, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:48 – 06:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:58 – 08:08
- 3♂︎ Mars08:08 – 09:17
- 4☉︎ Sun09:17 – 10:27
- 5♀︎ Venus10:27 – 11:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:36 – 12:46
- 7☽︎ Moon12:46 – 13:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 15:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 16:14
- 10♂︎ Mars16:14 – 17:24
- 11☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:34
- 12♀︎ Venus18:34 – 19:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:43 – 20:34
- 2☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:15 – 23:05
- 5♂︎ Mars23:05 – 23:56
- 6☉︎ Sun23:56 – 00:46
- 7♀︎ Venus00:46 – 01:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:37 – 02:28
- 9☽︎ Moon02:28 – 03:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:18 – 04:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:09 – 04:59
- 12♂︎ Mars04:59 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budapest?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 13h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:48 to 06:58: 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.