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, 25 December 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:45
- Sunset
- 16:02
- Next sunrise
- 08:46
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:22
- 2☽︎ Moon09:22 – 09:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 10:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:11
- 5♂︎ Mars11:11 – 11:47
- 6☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:24
- 7♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 13:36
- 9☽︎ Moon13:36 – 14:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 14:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:49 – 15:25
- 12♂︎ Mars15:25 – 16:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:02 – 17:25
- 2♀︎ Venus17:25 – 18:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:49 – 20:13
- 4☽︎ Moon20:13 – 21:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:36 – 23:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 00:24
- 7♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:47
- 8☉︎ Sun01:47 – 03:11
- 9♀︎ Venus03:11 – 04:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:58
- 11☽︎ Moon05:58 – 07:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Wednesday, 25 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:45 and sets at 16:02: the day lasts 7h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:46, lasts 16h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:45 to 09:22: 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.