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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:40 – 06:51
- 2♀︎ Venus06:51 – 08:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 09:14
- 4☽︎ Moon09:14 – 10:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:47
- 7♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:58
- 8☉︎ Sun13:58 – 15:09
- 9♀︎ Venus15:09 – 16:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:31
- 11☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:43 – 19:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:54 – 20:43
- 2♂︎ Mars20:43 – 21:32
- 3☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:21
- 4♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 23:59
- 6☽︎ Moon23:59 – 00:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:26
- 9♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:15
- 10☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:04
- 11♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zugló?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:40 to 06:51: 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.