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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:41
- 2♀︎ Venus06:41 – 07:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 09:03
- 4☽︎ Moon09:03 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:37
- 7♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:48
- 8☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:59
- 9♀︎ Venus14:59 – 16:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:21
- 11☽︎ Moon17:21 – 18:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:33 – 19:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:44 – 20:33
- 2♂︎ Mars20:33 – 21:22
- 3☉︎ Sun21:22 – 22:11
- 4♀︎ Venus22:11 – 23:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:00 – 23:49
- 6☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:15
- 9♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:04
- 10☉︎ Sun03:04 – 03:53
- 11♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Debrecen?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 14h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:30 to 06:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.