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, 27 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:11
- 2☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 09:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:55 – 10:47
- 5♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:38
- 6☉︎ Sun11:38 – 12:30
- 7♀︎ Venus12:30 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 15:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 16:49
- 12♂︎ Mars16:49 – 17:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:41 – 18:49
- 2♀︎ Venus18:49 – 19:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 21:06
- 4☽︎ Moon21:06 – 22:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:39
- 8☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:48
- 9♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 05:04
- 11☽︎ Moon05:04 – 06:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pécs?
On Wednesday, 27 October 2027, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 10h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:20 to 08:11: 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.