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 Friday, 13 September 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:53 – 07:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 09:01
- 3☽︎ Moon09:01 – 10:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 11:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:10 – 12:14
- 6♂︎ Mars12:14 – 13:18
- 7☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:23
- 8♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:31
- 10☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:35 – 18:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:40
- 2☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:36
- 3♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:27
- 5☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:15
- 8♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:11
- 9☉︎ Sun03:11 – 04:07
- 10♀︎ Venus04:07 – 05:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 05:59
- 12☽︎ Moon05:59 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Friday, 13 September 2024, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:53 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.