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 Saturday, 2 June 2029: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 21:50
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 25m; a night hour, 35 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 06:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:18 – 07:43
- 3♂︎ Mars07:43 – 09:07
- 4☉︎ Sun09:07 – 10:32
- 5♀︎ Venus10:32 – 11:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:57 – 13:22
- 7☽︎ Moon13:22 – 14:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 16:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:36
- 10♂︎ Mars17:36 – 19:01
- 11☉︎ Sun19:01 – 20:25
- 12♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:50
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 22:25
- 2☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 23:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:11
- 5♂︎ Mars00:11 – 00:46
- 6☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:21
- 7♀︎ Venus01:21 – 01:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:56 – 02:32
- 9☽︎ Moon02:32 – 03:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:07 – 03:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:42 – 04:17
- 12♂︎ Mars04:17 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Belfast?
On Saturday, 2 June 2029, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 21:50: the day lasts 16h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 25m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 7h 02m: twelve night hours of 35 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:53 to 06:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.