Planetary hours
in Debrecen.
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, 8 January 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 16:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:03
- 2☽︎ Moon08:03 – 08:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:13
- 5♂︎ Mars10:13 – 10:57
- 6☉︎ Sun10:57 – 11:40
- 7♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:23 – 13:07
- 9☽︎ Moon13:07 – 13:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:50 – 14:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:33 – 15:17
- 12♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:00 – 17:17
- 2♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:33 – 19:50
- 4☽︎ Moon19:50 – 21:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:07 – 22:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:23 – 23:40
- 7♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:56
- 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 02:13
- 9♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:46
- 11☽︎ Moon04:46 – 06:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Debrecen?
On Wednesday, 8 January 2025, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 16:00: the day lasts 8h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 15h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:20 to 08:03: 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.