Planetary hours
in Szeged.
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, 6 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 16:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:05
- 2☉︎ Sun08:05 – 08:49
- 3♀︎ Venus08:49 – 09:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:33 – 10:17
- 5☽︎ Moon10:17 – 11:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 11:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:29
- 8♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:13
- 9☉︎ Sun13:13 – 13:57
- 10♀︎ Venus13:57 – 14:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:24
- 12☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:08
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:40
- 3♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:57
- 4☉︎ Sun19:57 – 21:13
- 5♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:45
- 7☽︎ Moon23:45 – 01:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 02:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:33
- 10♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:49
- 11☉︎ Sun04:49 – 06:05
- 12♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Szeged?
On Tuesday, 6 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 16:08: the day lasts 8h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 15h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:21 to 08:05: 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.