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, 24 October 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:09 – 08:59
- 2♀︎ Venus08:59 – 09:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:48 – 10:38
- 4☽︎ Moon10:38 – 11:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:28 – 12:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 13:07
- 7♂︎ Mars13:07 – 13:57
- 8☉︎ Sun13:57 – 14:46
- 9♀︎ Venus14:46 – 15:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:26
- 11☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:05
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:15
- 2♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:26
- 3☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:36
- 4♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:57
- 6☽︎ Moon23:57 – 01:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 02:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 03:29
- 9♂︎ Mars03:29 – 04:40
- 10☉︎ Sun04:40 – 05:50
- 11♀︎ Venus05:50 – 07:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Sunday, 24 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:09 to 08:59: 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.