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, 9 December 2024: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:34
- Sunset
- 15:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:35
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 09:48
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:25
- 4♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:02
- 5☉︎ Sun11:02 – 11:39
- 6♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:16
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 12:53
- 8☽︎ Moon12:53 – 13:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:30 – 14:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 14:44
- 11♂︎ Mars14:44 – 15:21
- 12☉︎ Sun15:21 – 15:58
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus15:58 – 17:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:21 – 18:44
- 3☽︎ Moon18:44 – 20:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 21:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:53
- 6♂︎ Mars22:53 – 00:16
- 7☉︎ Sun00:16 – 01:39
- 8♀︎ Venus01:39 – 03:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 04:26
- 10☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 07:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:12 – 08:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Monday, 9 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:34 and sets at 15:58: the day lasts 7h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 16h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:34 to 09:11: 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.