Planetary hours
in Nyíregyháza.
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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 15:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 07:58
- 2☽︎ Moon07:58 – 08:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:04
- 5♂︎ Mars10:04 – 10:46
- 6☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:28
- 7♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:10 – 12:52
- 9☽︎ Moon12:52 – 13:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:34 – 14:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:16 – 14:58
- 12♂︎ Mars14:58 – 15:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:40 – 16:58
- 2♀︎ Venus16:58 – 18:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:16 – 19:34
- 4☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn20:52 – 22:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:10 – 23:29
- 7♂︎ Mars23:29 – 00:47
- 8☉︎ Sun00:47 – 02:05
- 9♀︎ Venus02:05 – 03:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:41
- 11☽︎ Moon04:41 – 05:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nyíregyháza?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 15:40: the day lasts 8h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 15h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:16 to 07:58: 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.