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 Tuesday, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 16:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:16 – 07:59
- 2☉︎ Sun07:59 – 08:43
- 3♀︎ Venus08:43 – 09:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:11
- 5☽︎ Moon10:11 – 10:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 11:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:22
- 8♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:06
- 9☉︎ Sun13:06 – 13:50
- 10♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:17
- 12☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:01
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 17:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:34
- 3♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:50
- 4☉︎ Sun19:50 – 21:06
- 5♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:39
- 7☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 02:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:28
- 10♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:44
- 11☉︎ Sun04:44 – 06:00
- 12♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pécs?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 16:01: the day lasts 8h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 15h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:16 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.