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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 15:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 07:55
- 2☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:05
- 5♂︎ Mars10:05 – 10:49
- 6☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:33
- 7♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:00
- 9☽︎ Moon13:00 – 13:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:27 – 15:10
- 12♂︎ Mars15:10 – 15:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:54 – 17:11
- 2♀︎ Venus17:11 – 18:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:27 – 19:44
- 4☽︎ Moon19:44 – 21:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:00 – 22:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 23:33
- 7♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:50
- 8☉︎ Sun00:50 – 02:06
- 9♀︎ Venus02:06 – 03:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:39
- 11☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budapest?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 15:54: the day lasts 8h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 15h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:11 to 07:55: 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.