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 Saturday, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Manila).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:39 – 07:38
- 3♂︎ Mars07:38 – 08:36
- 4☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:35
- 5♀︎ Venus09:35 – 10:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:34 – 11:32
- 7☽︎ Moon11:32 – 12:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:31 – 13:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:28
- 10♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:27
- 11☉︎ Sun15:27 – 16:25
- 12♀︎ Venus16:25 – 17:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:24 – 18:25
- 2☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:27 – 20:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:28 – 21:30
- 5♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:31
- 6☉︎ Sun22:31 – 23:32
- 7♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:34 – 01:35
- 9☽︎ Moon01:35 – 02:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:37 – 03:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:38 – 04:39
- 12♂︎ Mars04:39 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Budta?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 12h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:40 to 06:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.