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, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 22:04
- Next sunrise
- 04:48
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 06:14
- 2☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:40 – 09:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 10:33
- 5♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:59
- 6☉︎ Sun11:59 – 13:26
- 7♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 16:18
- 9☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 19:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:37
- 12♂︎ Mars20:37 – 22:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun22:04 – 22:37
- 2♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:11 – 23:45
- 4☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 00:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:26
- 7♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:00
- 8☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:33
- 9♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 03:41
- 11☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:14 – 04:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 22:04: the day lasts 17h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:48, lasts 6h 44m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:47 to 06:14: 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.