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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 Thursday, 15 January 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
08:37
Sunset
16:29
Next sunrise
08:36

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

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter08:37 – 09:16
  2. 2♂︎ Mars09:16 – 09:55
  3. 3☉︎ Sun09:55 – 10:35
  4. 4♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:14
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury11:14 – 11:54
  6. 6☽︎ Moon11:54 – 12:33
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:12
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:12 – 13:52
  9. 9♂︎ Mars13:52 – 14:31
  10. 10☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:10
  11. 11♀︎ Venus15:10 – 15:50
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 16:29

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:50
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn17:50 – 19:10
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter19:10 – 20:31
  4. 4♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:51
  5. 5☉︎ Sun21:51 – 23:12
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:12 – 00:32
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:32 – 01:53
  8. 8☽︎ Moon01:53 – 03:13
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn03:13 – 04:34
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter04:34 – 05:55
  11. 11♂︎ Mars05:55 – 07:15
  12. 12☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:36

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?

On Thursday, 15 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 16:29: the day lasts 7h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 16h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 08:37 to 09:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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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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.