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 Sunday, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:35
- 2♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 09:03
- 4☽︎ Moon09:03 – 10:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:45
- 7♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:59
- 8☉︎ Sun13:59 – 15:13
- 9♀︎ Venus15:13 – 16:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:40
- 11☽︎ Moon17:40 – 18:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:54 – 20:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:08 – 20:54
- 2♂︎ Mars20:54 – 21:40
- 3☉︎ Sun21:40 – 22:27
- 4♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 23:59
- 6☽︎ Moon23:59 – 00:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:45 – 01:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:18
- 9♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:04
- 10☉︎ Sun03:04 – 03:50
- 11♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Szeged?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 14h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 9h 15m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:22 to 06:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.