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 Friday, 26 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 22:04
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:48 – 06:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:41
- 3☽︎ Moon07:41 – 09:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 10:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 12:00
- 6♂︎ Mars12:00 – 13:26
- 7☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:52
- 8♀︎ Venus14:52 – 16:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:45
- 10☽︎ Moon17:45 – 19:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:11 – 20:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:37 – 22:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars22:04 – 22:37
- 2☉︎ Sun22:37 – 23:11
- 3♀︎ Venus23:11 – 23:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:19
- 5☽︎ Moon00:19 – 00:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:00
- 8♂︎ Mars02:00 – 02:34
- 9☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:08
- 10♀︎ Venus03:08 – 03:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 04:15
- 12☽︎ Moon04:15 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Friday, 26 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 22:04: the day lasts 17h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 6h 45m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:48 to 06:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.