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 Monday, 2 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 16:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:08 – 08:57
- 4♂︎ Mars08:57 – 09:47
- 5☉︎ Sun09:47 – 10:37
- 6♀︎ Venus10:37 – 11:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:16
- 8☽︎ Moon12:16 – 13:06
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:06 – 13:56
- 10♃︎ Jupiter13:56 – 14:45
- 11♂︎ Mars14:45 – 15:35
- 12☉︎ Sun15:35 – 16:25
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:25 – 17:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:35 – 18:45
- 3☽︎ Moon18:45 – 19:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 21:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 22:17
- 6♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:27
- 7☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:38
- 8♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:48 – 02:58
- 10☽︎ Moon02:58 – 04:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 05:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:19 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pest?
On Monday, 2 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 16:25: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:28 to 07:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.