Planetary hours
in Belfast.
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 Monday, 7 August 2023: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:44 – 07:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 08:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:19 – 09:36
- 4♂︎ Mars09:36 – 10:54
- 5☉︎ Sun10:54 – 12:11
- 6♀︎ Venus12:11 – 13:28
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:46
- 8☽︎ Moon14:46 – 16:03
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 17:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:38
- 11♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:55
- 12☉︎ Sun19:55 – 21:13
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:13 – 21:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 22:38
- 3☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 00:47
- 6♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:29
- 7☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:12
- 8♀︎ Venus02:12 – 02:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 03:38
- 10☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:03 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Monday, 7 August 2023, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 15h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 8h 33m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:44 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.