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, 8 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 15:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Budapest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:00
- 2☽︎ Moon08:00 – 08:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:09
- 5♂︎ Mars10:09 – 10:52
- 6☉︎ Sun10:52 – 11:35
- 7♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 13:00
- 9☽︎ Moon13:00 – 13:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:26 – 15:09
- 12♂︎ Mars15:09 – 15:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:52 – 17:09
- 2♀︎ Venus17:09 – 18:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:44
- 4☽︎ Moon19:44 – 21:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:01 – 22:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:35
- 7♂︎ Mars23:35 – 00:52
- 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 02:10
- 9♀︎ Venus02:10 – 03:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:44
- 11☽︎ Moon04:44 – 06:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zugló?
On Wednesday, 8 December 2027, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 15:52: the day lasts 8h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 15h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:17 to 08:00: 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.