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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:12
- 2☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 08:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 09:45
- 5♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:36
- 6☉︎ Sun10:36 – 11:27
- 7♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 13:09
- 9☽︎ Moon13:09 – 14:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 14:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:51 – 15:42
- 12♂︎ Mars15:42 – 16:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:42
- 2♀︎ Venus17:42 – 18:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:51 – 20:00
- 4☽︎ Moon20:00 – 21:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:09 – 22:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:28
- 7♂︎ Mars23:28 – 00:37
- 8☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:46
- 9♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 04:04
- 11☽︎ Moon04:04 – 05:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budapest?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 16:33: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:21 to 07:12: 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.