Planetary hours
in Budta.
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, 26 November 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Manila).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:35
- 2☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:33 – 09:31
- 5♂︎ Mars09:31 – 10:30
- 6☉︎ Sun10:30 – 11:29
- 7♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:26
- 9☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:23
- 12♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:23
- 2♀︎ Venus18:23 – 19:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:24 – 20:25
- 4☽︎ Moon20:25 – 21:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:27 – 22:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:29
- 7♂︎ Mars23:29 – 00:30
- 8☉︎ Sun00:30 – 01:32
- 9♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:34
- 11☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budta?
On Wednesday, 26 November 2025, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 11h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 12h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:36 to 06:35: 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.