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, 8 December 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 15:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:05 – 08:44
- 2♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:02
- 4☽︎ Moon10:02 – 10:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 11:59
- 7♂︎ Mars11:59 – 12:38
- 8☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:17
- 9♀︎ Venus13:17 – 13:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 14:35
- 11☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 15:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 17:15
- 2♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:36
- 3☉︎ Sun18:36 – 19:57
- 4♀︎ Venus19:57 – 21:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:39
- 6☽︎ Moon22:39 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 01:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:42
- 9♂︎ Mars02:42 – 04:03
- 10☉︎ Sun04:03 – 05:24
- 11♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 08:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Sunday, 8 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 15:53: the day lasts 7h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 16h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:05 to 08:44: 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.