Planetary hours
in Pécs.
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 Monday, 24 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:57 – 07:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:14 – 09:23
- 4♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:31
- 5☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:40
- 6♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 13:57
- 8☽︎ Moon13:57 – 15:06
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 16:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:23
- 11♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:31
- 12☉︎ Sun18:31 – 19:40
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:40 – 20:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:23
- 3☽︎ Moon21:23 – 22:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 23:58
- 6♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:49
- 7☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:41
- 8♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:24
- 10☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:07 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pécs?
On Monday, 24 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:57 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.