Planetary hours
in Birmingham.
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, 26 April 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:12
- 3☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:39 – 11:52
- 6♂︎ Mars11:52 – 13:05
- 7☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:19
- 8♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:46
- 10☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:59 – 19:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:12 – 20:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:26 – 21:12
- 2☉︎ Sun21:12 – 21:59
- 3♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:32
- 5☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 01:51
- 8♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:37
- 9☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:24
- 10♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 04:57
- 12☽︎ Moon04:57 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Friday, 26 April 2024, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 14h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 9h 17m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:45 to 06:58: 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.