Planetary hours
in Zugló.
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, 25 December 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 15:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:12
- 2☽︎ Moon08:12 – 08:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:37 – 10:19
- 5♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:01
- 6☉︎ Sun11:01 – 11:43
- 7♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:08
- 9☽︎ Moon13:08 – 13:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:50 – 14:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:15
- 12♂︎ Mars15:15 – 15:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:57 – 17:15
- 2♀︎ Venus17:15 – 18:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:32 – 19:50
- 4☽︎ Moon19:50 – 21:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 22:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:44
- 7♂︎ Mars23:44 – 01:01
- 8☉︎ Sun01:01 – 02:19
- 9♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:55
- 11☽︎ Moon04:55 – 06:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zugló?
On Wednesday, 25 December 2024, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 15:57: the day lasts 8h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 15h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:30 to 08:12: 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.