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 December 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 15:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:13
- 2☽︎ Moon09:13 – 09:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:03
- 5♂︎ Mars11:03 – 11:40
- 6☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:17
- 7♀︎ Venus12:17 – 12:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 13:30
- 9☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 14:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:44 – 15:20
- 12♂︎ Mars15:20 – 15:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:57 – 17:21
- 2♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:44 – 20:07
- 4☽︎ Moon20:07 – 21:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:54 – 00:17
- 7♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:40
- 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 03:04
- 9♀︎ Venus03:04 – 04:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:50
- 11☽︎ Moon05:50 – 07:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:14 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Wednesday, 11 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 15:57: the day lasts 7h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 16h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:36 to 09:13: 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.