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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 21:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:36 – 06:54
- 2♀︎ Venus06:54 – 08:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:32
- 4☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 12:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 13:29
- 7♂︎ Mars13:29 – 14:48
- 8☉︎ Sun14:48 – 16:07
- 9♀︎ Venus16:07 – 17:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:26 – 18:44
- 11☽︎ Moon18:44 – 20:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:03 – 21:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:03
- 2♂︎ Mars22:03 – 22:45
- 3☉︎ Sun22:45 – 23:26
- 4♀︎ Venus23:26 – 00:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:07 – 00:49
- 6☽︎ Moon00:49 – 01:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 02:52
- 9♂︎ Mars02:52 – 03:34
- 10☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:15
- 11♀︎ Venus04:15 – 04:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 21:22: the day lasts 15h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 8h 15m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:36 to 06:54: 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.