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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:54 – 08:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:46 – 09:39
- 3☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:16
- 6♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:08
- 7☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:01
- 8♀︎ Venus14:01 – 14:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:46
- 10☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:30
- 2☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:38
- 3♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:54
- 5☽︎ Moon22:54 – 00:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 01:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 02:17
- 8♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:25
- 9☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:33
- 10♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:48
- 12☽︎ Moon06:48 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:54 to 08:46: 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.