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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:53
- 2☽︎ Moon06:53 – 08:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 09:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:22
- 5♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:32
- 6☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:42
- 7♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 15:02
- 9☽︎ Moon15:02 – 16:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:32
- 12♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:32
- 2♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:12
- 4☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:02 – 23:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:23
- 9♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 04:04
- 11☽︎ Moon04:04 – 04:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Szeged?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:43 to 06:53: 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.