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, 22 October 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:05 – 08:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 09:46
- 3☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:17
- 6♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:07
- 7☉︎ Sun13:07 – 13:58
- 8♀︎ Venus13:58 – 14:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:38
- 10☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:19
- 2☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:29
- 3♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:49
- 5☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 01:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 02:18
- 8♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:28
- 9☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:38
- 10♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:57
- 12☽︎ Moon06:57 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Friday, 22 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 13h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:05 to 08:55: 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.