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, 8 January 2024: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:43
- Sunset
- 16:17
- Next sunrise
- 08:42
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 09:59
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:36
- 4♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:14
- 5☉︎ Sun11:14 – 11:52
- 6♀︎ Venus11:52 – 12:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:08
- 8☽︎ Moon13:08 – 13:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:23 – 15:01
- 11♂︎ Mars15:01 – 15:39
- 12☉︎ Sun15:39 – 16:17
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:17 – 17:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:39 – 19:01
- 3☽︎ Moon19:01 – 20:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:23 – 21:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:45 – 23:07
- 6♂︎ Mars23:07 – 00:30
- 7☉︎ Sun00:30 – 01:52
- 8♀︎ Venus01:52 – 03:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:36
- 10☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 07:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:20 – 08:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Monday, 8 January 2024, the Sun rises at 08:43 and sets at 16:17: the day lasts 7h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 16h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:43 to 09:21: 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.