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 Friday, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:42
- 3☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 10:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 11:22
- 6♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:36
- 7☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:49
- 8♀︎ Venus13:49 – 15:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 16:16
- 10☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:43 – 19:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:56 – 20:43
- 2☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:29
- 3♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:02
- 5☽︎ Moon23:02 – 23:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:22
- 8♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:08
- 9☉︎ Sun02:08 – 02:55
- 10♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 04:27
- 12☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Szeged?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 14h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 9h 17m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:15 to 06:29: 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.