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 Sunday, 1 December 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 15:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:56 – 08:36
- 2♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 09:56
- 4☽︎ Moon09:56 – 10:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:16 – 11:56
- 7♂︎ Mars11:56 – 12:36
- 8☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:16
- 9♀︎ Venus13:16 – 13:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 14:36
- 11☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 15:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 17:17
- 2♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:37
- 3☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:57
- 4♀︎ Venus19:57 – 21:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:37
- 6☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:57 – 01:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:37
- 9♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:57
- 10☉︎ Sun03:57 – 05:17
- 11♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:37 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Sunday, 1 December 2024, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 15:57: the day lasts 8h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 16h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:56 to 08:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.