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, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 16:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:30 – 07:19
- 2☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:09
- 3♀︎ Venus08:09 – 08:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 09:48
- 5☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:16
- 8♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:05
- 9☉︎ Sun13:05 – 13:55
- 10♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:34
- 12☽︎ Moon15:34 – 16:23
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:44
- 3♂︎ Mars18:44 – 19:55
- 4☉︎ Sun19:55 – 21:06
- 5♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:27
- 7☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:59
- 10♂︎ Mars02:59 – 04:10
- 11☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:21
- 12♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:31
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pest?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 16:23: the day lasts 9h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 14h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:30 to 07:19: 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.