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 Thursday, 2 December 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 15:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:11 – 07:54
- 2♂︎ Mars07:54 – 08:38
- 3☉︎ Sun08:38 – 09:22
- 4♀︎ Venus09:22 – 10:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 10:49
- 6☽︎ Moon10:49 – 11:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:16 – 13:00
- 9♂︎ Mars13:00 – 13:43
- 10☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:27
- 11♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 15:54
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon15:54 – 17:10
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:43
- 4♂︎ Mars19:43 – 21:00
- 5☉︎ Sun21:00 – 22:16
- 6♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:33 – 00:49
- 8☽︎ Moon00:49 – 02:06
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:06 – 03:22
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:39
- 11♂︎ Mars04:39 – 05:55
- 12☉︎ Sun05:55 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pest?
On Thursday, 2 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 15:54: the day lasts 8h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 15h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:11 to 07:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.