Planetary hours
in Pest.
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 Saturday, 24 May 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 06:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:31
- 3♂︎ Mars07:31 – 08:48
- 4☉︎ Sun08:48 – 10:06
- 5♀︎ Venus10:06 – 11:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:23 – 12:40
- 7☽︎ Moon12:40 – 13:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 15:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 16:32
- 10♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:50
- 11☉︎ Sun17:50 – 19:07
- 12♀︎ Venus19:07 – 20:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:07
- 2☽︎ Moon21:07 – 21:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 22:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:15
- 5♂︎ Mars23:15 – 23:57
- 6☉︎ Sun23:57 – 00:40
- 7♀︎ Venus00:40 – 01:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 02:05
- 9☽︎ Moon02:05 – 02:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:48 – 03:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:13
- 12♂︎ Mars04:13 – 04:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pest?
On Saturday, 24 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 15h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 8h 31m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:56 to 06:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.