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 Tuesday, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 16:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:31 – 08:13
- 2☉︎ Sun08:13 – 08:56
- 3♀︎ Venus08:56 – 09:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:21
- 5☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 11:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:28
- 8♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:10
- 9☉︎ Sun13:10 – 13:53
- 10♀︎ Venus13:53 – 14:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:17
- 12☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 17:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:35
- 3♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:53
- 4☉︎ Sun19:53 – 21:10
- 5♀︎ Venus21:10 – 22:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:45
- 7☽︎ Moon23:45 – 01:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 02:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:21 – 03:38
- 10♂︎ Mars03:38 – 04:56
- 11☉︎ Sun04:56 – 06:13
- 12♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budapest?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 16:00: the day lasts 8h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 15h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:31 to 08:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.