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 Friday, 26 December 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 15:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:30 – 08:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 08:55
- 3☽︎ Moon08:55 – 09:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 11:02
- 6♂︎ Mars11:02 – 11:44
- 7☉︎ Sun11:44 – 12:26
- 8♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 13:51
- 10☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 15:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:58 – 17:15
- 2☉︎ Sun17:15 – 18:33
- 3♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 21:09
- 5☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 01:02
- 8♂︎ Mars01:02 – 02:19
- 9☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:37
- 10♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 06:13
- 12☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pest?
On Friday, 26 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 15:58: the day lasts 8h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 15h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:30 to 08:12: 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.