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, 14 April 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:22 – 07:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:33 – 08:43
- 3☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 11:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:03 – 12:14
- 6♂︎ Mars12:14 – 13:24
- 7☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:34
- 8♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:55
- 10☽︎ Moon16:55 – 18:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:05 – 19:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:15 – 20:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:26 – 21:15
- 2☉︎ Sun21:15 – 22:05
- 3♀︎ Venus22:05 – 22:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:44
- 5☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:12
- 8♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:02
- 9☉︎ Sun03:02 – 03:51
- 10♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:30
- 12☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Friday, 14 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:22 to 07:33: 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.