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 Sunday, 7 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 21:55
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:50 – 06:15
- 2♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 09:06
- 4☽︎ Moon09:06 – 10:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 13:22
- 7♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:48
- 8☉︎ Sun14:48 – 16:13
- 9♀︎ Venus16:13 – 17:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:39 – 19:04
- 11☽︎ Moon19:04 – 20:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:30 – 21:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:55 – 22:30
- 2♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:04
- 3☉︎ Sun23:04 – 23:39
- 4♀︎ Venus23:39 – 00:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 00:48
- 6☽︎ Moon00:48 – 01:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 01:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:31
- 9♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:06
- 10☉︎ Sun03:06 – 03:40
- 11♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Sunday, 7 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 21:55: the day lasts 17h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 6h 54m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:50 to 06:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.