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 Wednesday, 11 September 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:54
- 2☽︎ Moon07:54 – 08:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 10:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 11:09
- 5♂︎ Mars11:09 – 12:14
- 6☉︎ Sun12:14 – 13:19
- 7♀︎ Venus13:19 – 14:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:29
- 9☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:44
- 12♂︎ Mars18:44 – 19:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:44
- 2♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:34
- 4☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:20
- 7♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:15
- 8☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:10
- 9♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:01
- 11☽︎ Moon05:01 – 05:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Wednesday, 11 September 2024, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 12h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:49 to 07:54: 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.