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, 21 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 07:00
- 2☽︎ Moon07:00 – 08:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:09 – 09:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:27
- 5♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:37
- 6☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:46
- 7♀︎ Venus12:46 – 13:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 15:04
- 9☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:32
- 12♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:41 – 20:32
- 2♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:13
- 4☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 23:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:45
- 7♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:36
- 8☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:07
- 11☽︎ Moon04:07 – 04:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pécs?
On Wednesday, 21 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:50 to 07:00: 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.