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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:57 – 07:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 08:46
- 3☽︎ Moon08:46 – 09:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:30
- 6♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:24
- 7☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:19
- 8♀︎ Venus13:19 – 14:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:08
- 10☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 16:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 17:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:51 – 18:57
- 2☉︎ Sun18:57 – 20:02
- 3♀︎ Venus20:02 – 21:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:14
- 5☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 00:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:36
- 9☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:42
- 10♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:53
- 12☽︎ Moon05:53 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Szeged?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 13h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:57 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.