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, 9 April 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:34 – 07:43
- 2♀︎ Venus07:43 – 08:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:51 – 10:00
- 4☽︎ Moon10:00 – 11:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 12:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 13:25
- 7♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:34
- 8☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:42
- 9♀︎ Venus15:42 – 16:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:51 – 17:59
- 11☽︎ Moon17:59 – 19:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:08 – 20:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:16 – 21:07
- 2♂︎ Mars21:07 – 21:59
- 3☉︎ Sun21:59 – 22:50
- 4♀︎ Venus22:50 – 23:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 00:33
- 6☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:24 – 02:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:15 – 03:07
- 9♂︎ Mars03:07 – 03:58
- 10☉︎ Sun03:58 – 04:49
- 11♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Sunday, 9 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 10h 16m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:34 to 07:43: 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.