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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 07:00
- 2☽︎ Moon07:00 – 08:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:24
- 5♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:32
- 6☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:40
- 7♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:57
- 9☽︎ Moon14:57 – 16:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 17:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:21
- 12♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:21
- 2♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:05
- 4☽︎ Moon22:05 – 22:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:41
- 7♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:25
- 9♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:09
- 11☽︎ Moon04:09 – 05:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Szeged?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 13h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 10h 24m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:51 to 07:00: 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.