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, 12 July 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:17
- 2☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:52 – 10:09
- 5♂︎ Mars10:09 – 11:27
- 6☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 14:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 15:19
- 9☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 19:12
- 12♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:12
- 2♀︎ Venus21:12 – 21:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:37
- 4☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 00:45
- 7♂︎ Mars00:45 – 01:27
- 8☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:10
- 9♀︎ Venus02:10 – 02:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:53 – 03:35
- 11☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:18 – 05:00
Other cities · Hungary
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Szeged?
On Wednesday, 12 July 2028, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 15h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 8h 31m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:00 to 06:17: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.