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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:00 – 07:54
- 2♀︎ Venus07:54 – 08:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:48 – 09:42
- 4☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:24
- 7♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:18
- 8☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:12
- 9♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 16:00
- 11☽︎ Moon16:00 – 16:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 17:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:47 – 18:54
- 2♂︎ Mars18:54 – 20:00
- 3☉︎ Sun20:00 – 21:06
- 4♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:18
- 6☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:37
- 9♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:43
- 10☉︎ Sun03:43 – 04:49
- 11♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:55 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Szeged?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 10h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:00 to 07:54: 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.