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 Friday, 4 February 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:06 – 07:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 08:43
- 3☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:09
- 6♂︎ Mars11:09 – 11:57
- 7☉︎ Sun11:57 – 12:46
- 8♀︎ Venus12:46 – 13:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:23
- 10☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 16:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:48 – 18:00
- 2☉︎ Sun18:00 – 19:11
- 3♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:34
- 5☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 23:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 01:08
- 8♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:19
- 9☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:31
- 10♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:54
- 12☽︎ Moon05:54 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pest?
On Friday, 4 February 2028, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 14h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:06 to 07:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.