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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 16:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:05
- 2☽︎ Moon07:05 – 07:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 08:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:40
- 5♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:31
- 6☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:22
- 7♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:14 – 13:05
- 9☽︎ Moon13:05 – 13:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:57 – 14:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:39
- 12♂︎ Mars15:39 – 16:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:39
- 2♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:48 – 19:57
- 4☽︎ Moon19:57 – 21:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:06 – 22:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:23
- 7♂︎ Mars23:23 – 00:32
- 8☉︎ Sun00:32 – 01:41
- 9♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:58
- 11☽︎ Moon03:58 – 05:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:07 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Szeged?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 16:31: the day lasts 10h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 13h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:14 to 07:05: 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.