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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Manila).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:29
- 2☉︎ Sun06:29 – 07:28
- 3♀︎ Venus07:28 – 08:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:27
- 5☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:25
- 8♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:24
- 9☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:23
- 10♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:22
- 12☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:21
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:21 – 18:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:22
- 3♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:23
- 4☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:24
- 5♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:25
- 7☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:28
- 10♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:28
- 11☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:29
- 12♀︎ Venus04:29 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budta?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:30 to 06:29: 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.