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, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 15:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:10 – 07:53
- 2☉︎ Sun07:53 – 08:37
- 3♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:05
- 5☽︎ Moon10:05 – 10:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:16
- 8♂︎ Mars12:16 – 12:59
- 9☉︎ Sun12:59 – 13:43
- 10♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:11
- 12☽︎ Moon15:11 – 15:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 17:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:27
- 3♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:43
- 4☉︎ Sun19:43 – 21:00
- 5♀︎ Venus21:00 – 22:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:33
- 7☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 02:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 03:22
- 10♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:38
- 11☉︎ Sun04:38 – 05:55
- 12♀︎ Venus05:55 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pest?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 15:54: the day lasts 8h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 15h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:10 to 07:53: 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.