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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 16:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 07:54
- 2☽︎ Moon07:54 – 08:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:07
- 5♂︎ Mars10:07 – 10:51
- 6☉︎ Sun10:51 – 11:36
- 7♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:20 – 13:05
- 9☽︎ Moon13:05 – 13:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:34 – 15:18
- 12♂︎ Mars15:18 – 16:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:02 – 17:18
- 2♀︎ Venus17:18 – 18:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:34 – 19:49
- 4☽︎ Moon19:49 – 21:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 22:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:21 – 23:36
- 7♂︎ Mars23:36 – 00:52
- 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 02:08
- 9♀︎ Venus02:08 – 03:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:39
- 11☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pécs?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 16:02: the day lasts 8h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 15h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:09 to 07:54: 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.