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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Manila).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:28
- 2☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:27
- 5♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:27
- 6☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:26
- 7♀︎ Venus11:26 – 12:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:26
- 9☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:25
- 12♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:25
- 2♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:25
- 4☽︎ Moon20:25 – 21:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:26
- 7♂︎ Mars23:26 – 00:27
- 8☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:27
- 9♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:28
- 11☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budta?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 11h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 12h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:28 to 06:28: 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.