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 Monday, 8 June 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 21:56
- Next sunrise
- 04:48
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:49 – 06:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:15 – 07:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:40 – 09:06
- 4♂︎ Mars09:06 – 10:31
- 5☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:57
- 6♀︎ Venus11:57 – 13:23
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:48
- 8☽︎ Moon14:48 – 16:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 19:05
- 11♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:31
- 12☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:56
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:05
- 3☽︎ Moon23:05 – 23:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:14 – 00:48
- 6♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:22
- 7☉︎ Sun01:22 – 01:57
- 8♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:05
- 10☽︎ Moon03:05 – 03:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:40 – 04:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:14 – 04:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Monday, 8 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:49 and sets at 21:56: the day lasts 17h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:48, lasts 6h 52m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:49 to 06:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.