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 Tuesday, 12 November 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 16:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:24 – 08:09
- 2☉︎ Sun08:09 – 08:53
- 3♀︎ Venus08:53 – 09:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:22
- 5☽︎ Moon10:22 – 11:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:07 – 11:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:35
- 8♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:20
- 9☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:04
- 10♀︎ Venus14:04 – 14:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:33
- 12☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:49
- 3♂︎ Mars18:49 – 20:05
- 4☉︎ Sun20:05 – 21:21
- 5♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:52
- 7☽︎ Moon23:52 – 01:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 02:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:39
- 10♂︎ Mars03:39 – 04:55
- 11☉︎ Sun04:55 – 06:10
- 12♀︎ Venus06:10 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Tuesday, 12 November 2024, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 16:18: the day lasts 8h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 15h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:24 to 08:09: 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.