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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:40 – 06:51
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:51 – 08:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:01 – 09:11
- 4♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:22
- 5☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:32
- 6♀︎ Venus11:32 – 12:43
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:43 – 13:53
- 8☽︎ Moon13:53 – 15:03
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 16:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:24
- 11♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:35
- 12☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:45
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:45 – 20:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:35 – 21:24
- 3☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 23:53
- 6♂︎ Mars23:53 – 00:43
- 7☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:33
- 8♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:12
- 10☽︎ Moon03:12 – 04:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 04:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:52 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Szeged?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:40 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.