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, 9 October 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:36
- 2☽︎ Moon08:36 – 09:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:20
- 5♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:15
- 6☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:10
- 7♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 14:59
- 9☽︎ Moon14:59 – 15:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 16:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 17:44
- 12♂︎ Mars17:44 – 18:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:38 – 19:44
- 2♀︎ Venus19:44 – 20:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:49 – 21:55
- 4☽︎ Moon21:55 – 23:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 00:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 01:11
- 7♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:16
- 8☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:22
- 9♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:32
- 11☽︎ Moon05:32 – 06:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:38 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Wednesday, 9 October 2024, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:41 to 08:36: 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.