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 Saturday, 14 August 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 20:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 07:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:12 – 08:27
- 3♂︎ Mars08:27 – 09:42
- 4☉︎ Sun09:42 – 10:57
- 5♀︎ Venus10:57 – 12:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 13:27
- 7☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 17:13
- 10♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:28
- 11☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:43
- 12♀︎ Venus19:43 – 20:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 21:43
- 2☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 23:58
- 5♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:43
- 6☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:28
- 7♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 02:58
- 9☽︎ Moon02:58 – 03:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:43 – 04:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:28 – 05:13
- 12♂︎ Mars05:13 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Saturday, 14 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 20:58: the day lasts 15h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 9h 01m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:57 to 07:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.