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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 16:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:00
- 2☽︎ Moon08:00 – 08:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:11
- 5♂︎ Mars10:11 – 10:55
- 6☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:39
- 7♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:22 – 13:06
- 9☽︎ Moon13:06 – 13:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:50 – 14:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:34 – 15:17
- 12♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:01 – 17:17
- 2♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:34 – 19:50
- 4☽︎ Moon19:50 – 21:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:06 – 22:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:23 – 23:39
- 7♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:56
- 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 02:12
- 9♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:45
- 11☽︎ Moon04:45 – 06:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pécs?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 16:01: the day lasts 8h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 15h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:17 to 08:00: 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.