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Planetary hours · Belfast (United Kingdom)

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, 14 January 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
08:38
Sunset
16:27
Next sunrise
08:37

A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/London).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:17
  2. 2☽︎ Moon09:17 – 09:56
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:35
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:14
  5. 5♂︎ Mars11:14 – 11:53
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:53 – 12:32
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:12
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 13:51
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:30
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:30 – 15:09
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 15:48
  12. 12♂︎ Mars15:48 – 16:27

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:48
  2. 2♀︎ Venus17:48 – 19:09
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:09 – 20:30
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:30 – 21:50
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 23:11
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:32
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:53
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:53 – 03:14
  9. 9♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:34
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:55
  11. 11☽︎ Moon05:55 – 07:16
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:37

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?

On Wednesday, 14 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 7h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 16h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 08:38 to 09:17: 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

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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.