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 Wednesday, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 20:34
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 06:10
- 2☽︎ Moon06:10 – 07:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 10:05
- 5♂︎ Mars10:05 – 11:24
- 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:43
- 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 14:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 15:20
- 9☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:39 – 17:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:57 – 19:16
- 12♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:16
- 2♀︎ Venus21:16 – 21:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:57 – 22:39
- 4☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:06
- 9♀︎ Venus02:06 – 02:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:29
- 11☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Szeged?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 20:34: the day lasts 15h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 8h 17m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:51 to 06:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.