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 Tuesday, 16 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:45 – 06:05
- 2☉︎ Sun06:05 – 07:25
- 3♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 10:04
- 5☽︎ Moon10:04 – 11:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:44 – 14:04
- 8♂︎ Mars14:04 – 15:24
- 9☉︎ Sun15:24 – 16:43
- 10♀︎ Venus16:43 – 18:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:03 – 19:23
- 12☽︎ Moon19:23 – 20:43
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:43 – 21:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:23 – 22:03
- 3♂︎ Mars22:03 – 22:43
- 4☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:24
- 5♀︎ Venus23:24 – 00:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 00:44
- 7☽︎ Moon00:44 – 01:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:24 – 02:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 02:45
- 10♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:25
- 11☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:05
- 12♀︎ Venus04:05 – 04:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pest?
On Tuesday, 16 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 15h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 8h 03m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:45 to 06:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.