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 Sunday, 17 November 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 16:18
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:58 – 08:40
- 2♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:03
- 4☽︎ Moon10:03 – 10:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:08
- 7♂︎ Mars12:08 – 12:50
- 8☉︎ Sun12:50 – 13:31
- 9♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 14:55
- 11☽︎ Moon14:55 – 15:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:36
- 2♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:55
- 3☉︎ Sun18:55 – 20:13
- 4♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:50
- 6☽︎ Moon22:50 – 00:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 01:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:46
- 9♂︎ Mars02:46 – 04:04
- 10☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:23
- 11♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Sunday, 17 November 2024, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 16:18: the day lasts 8h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 15h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:58 to 08:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.