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, 7 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 15:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 08:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:26
- 4♂︎ Mars09:26 – 10:09
- 5☉︎ Sun10:09 – 10:52
- 6♀︎ Venus10:52 – 11:34
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:34 – 12:17
- 8☽︎ Moon12:17 – 13:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:00 – 13:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter13:43 – 14:26
- 11♂︎ Mars14:26 – 15:09
- 12☉︎ Sun15:09 – 15:52
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus15:52 – 17:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:09 – 18:27
- 3☽︎ Moon18:27 – 19:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn19:44 – 21:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:01 – 22:18
- 6♂︎ Mars22:18 – 23:35
- 7☉︎ Sun23:35 – 00:52
- 8♀︎ Venus00:52 – 02:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:09 – 03:26
- 10☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 06:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:01 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pest?
On Monday, 7 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 15:52: the day lasts 8h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 15h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:17 to 08:00: 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.