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 Tuesday, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 15:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:01
- 2☉︎ Sun08:01 – 08:43
- 3♀︎ Venus08:43 – 09:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:09
- 5☽︎ Moon10:09 – 10:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:18
- 8♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:01
- 9☉︎ Sun13:01 – 13:43
- 10♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:09
- 12☽︎ Moon15:09 – 15:52
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 17:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:26
- 3♂︎ Mars18:26 – 19:44
- 4☉︎ Sun19:44 – 21:01
- 5♀︎ Venus21:01 – 22:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:35
- 7☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 02:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:10 – 03:27
- 10♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:44
- 11☉︎ Sun04:44 – 06:01
- 12♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zugló?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 15:52: the day lasts 8h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 15h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:18 to 08:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.