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, 28 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:49
- Sunset
- 22:03
- Next sunrise
- 04:50
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:49 – 06:16
- 2♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 09:08
- 4☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 12:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 13:26
- 7♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:53
- 8☉︎ Sun14:53 – 16:19
- 9♀︎ Venus16:19 – 17:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:45 – 19:11
- 11☽︎ Moon19:11 – 20:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 22:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter22:03 – 22:37
- 2♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:11
- 3☉︎ Sun23:11 – 23:45
- 4♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:19 – 00:53
- 6☽︎ Moon00:53 – 01:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 02:35
- 9♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:08
- 10☉︎ Sun03:08 – 03:42
- 11♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 04:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Sunday, 28 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:49 and sets at 22:03: the day lasts 17h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:50, lasts 6h 47m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:49 to 06:16: 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.