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 Tuesday, 19 September 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:04 – 08:06
- 2☉︎ Sun08:06 – 09:08
- 3♀︎ Venus09:08 – 10:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:10 – 11:12
- 5☽︎ Moon11:12 – 12:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:14 – 13:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:16 – 14:18
- 8♂︎ Mars14:18 – 15:20
- 9☉︎ Sun15:20 – 16:22
- 10♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:24 – 18:26
- 12☽︎ Moon18:26 – 19:28
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:28 – 20:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:25
- 3♂︎ Mars21:25 – 22:23
- 4☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:21
- 5♀︎ Venus23:21 – 00:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:19 – 01:17
- 7☽︎ Moon01:17 – 02:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 03:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:13 – 04:12
- 10♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:10
- 11☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:08
- 12♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Tuesday, 19 September 2028, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:04 to 08:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.