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, 13 June 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 22:00
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 26m; a night hour, 34 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:47 – 06:13
- 2♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 09:05
- 4☽︎ Moon09:05 – 10:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 13:23
- 7♂︎ Mars13:23 – 14:50
- 8☉︎ Sun14:50 – 16:16
- 9♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:42 – 19:08
- 11☽︎ Moon19:08 – 20:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:34 – 22:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter22:00 – 22:34
- 2♂︎ Mars22:34 – 23:08
- 3☉︎ Sun23:08 – 23:42
- 4♀︎ Venus23:42 – 00:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:16 – 00:49
- 6☽︎ Moon00:49 – 01:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 01:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:31
- 9♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:05
- 10☉︎ Sun03:05 – 03:39
- 11♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Sunday, 13 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 22:00: the day lasts 17h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 26m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 6h 47m: twelve night hours of 34 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:47 to 06:13: 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.