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 Friday, 18 August 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:50 – 07:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 08:10
- 3☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:40
- 6♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:50
- 7☉︎ Sun12:50 – 14:00
- 8♀︎ Venus14:00 – 15:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:20
- 10☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:50 – 20:40
- 2☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:30
- 3♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:10
- 5☽︎ Moon23:10 – 00:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:41
- 8♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:31
- 9☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:21
- 10♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 05:01
- 12☽︎ Moon05:01 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pécs?
On Friday, 18 August 2028, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 14h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.