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 June 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 21:27
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:46 – 06:09
- 2♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:33 – 08:56
- 4☽︎ Moon08:56 – 10:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 13:06
- 7♂︎ Mars13:06 – 14:30
- 8☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:53
- 9♀︎ Venus15:53 – 17:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:40
- 11☽︎ Moon18:40 – 20:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:04 – 21:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:27 – 22:04
- 2♂︎ Mars22:04 – 22:40
- 3☉︎ Sun22:40 – 23:17
- 4♀︎ Venus23:17 – 23:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 00:30
- 6☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 01:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:19
- 9♂︎ Mars02:19 – 02:56
- 10☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:32
- 11♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 04:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Sunday, 8 June 2025, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 21:27: the day lasts 16h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 7h 18m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:46 to 06:09: 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.