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 March 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:17
- 3☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:26
- 6♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:30
- 7☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:33
- 8♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:39
- 10☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:48 – 19:45
- 2☉︎ Sun19:45 – 20:41
- 3♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:35
- 5☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:25
- 8♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:22
- 9☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:19
- 10♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:12
- 12☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Friday, 26 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 12h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 11h 21m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:11 to 07:14: 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.