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, 25 February 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:08
- 3☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 10:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:45
- 6♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:37
- 7☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:29
- 8♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:14
- 10☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 16:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 17:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:50 – 18:58
- 2☉︎ Sun18:58 – 20:05
- 3♀︎ Venus20:05 – 21:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:21
- 5☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:43
- 8♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:58
- 10♀︎ Venus03:58 – 05:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:13
- 12☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Friday, 25 February 2028, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 10h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:23 to 08:16: 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.