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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:40 – 08:24
- 2♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 09:53
- 4☽︎ Moon09:53 – 10:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:07
- 7♂︎ Mars12:07 – 12:51
- 8☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:36
- 9♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:05
- 11☽︎ Moon15:05 – 15:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 16:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:34 – 17:49
- 2♂︎ Mars17:49 – 19:05
- 3☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:21
- 4♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:52
- 6☽︎ Moon22:52 – 00:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:39
- 9♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:55
- 10☉︎ Sun03:55 – 05:10
- 11♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 8h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 15h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:40 to 08:24: 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.