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, 29 October 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:13
- 2☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 08:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 09:45
- 5♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:36
- 6☉︎ Sun10:36 – 11:26
- 7♀︎ Venus11:26 – 12:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:08
- 9☽︎ Moon13:08 – 13:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 14:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:49 – 15:40
- 12♂︎ Mars15:40 – 16:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:40
- 2♀︎ Venus17:40 – 18:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:49 – 19:59
- 4☽︎ Moon19:59 – 21:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 22:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:27
- 7♂︎ Mars23:27 – 00:37
- 8☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:46
- 9♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 04:05
- 11☽︎ Moon04:05 – 05:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:15 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zugló?
On Wednesday, 29 October 2025, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 16:30: the day lasts 10h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 13h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:22 to 07:13: 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.