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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 08:06
- 3☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:36
- 6♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:46
- 7☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:56
- 8♀︎ Venus13:56 – 15:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:15
- 10☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:25 – 18:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:35 – 19:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:45 – 20:35
- 2☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:25
- 3♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:06
- 5☽︎ Moon23:06 – 23:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 00:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:37
- 8♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:27
- 9☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:17
- 10♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 04:58
- 12☽︎ Moon04:58 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zugló?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:47 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.