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 Thursday, 3 July 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 21:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:50 – 06:14
- 2♂︎ Mars06:14 – 07:37
- 3☉︎ Sun07:37 – 09:01
- 4♀︎ Venus09:01 – 10:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:24 – 11:48
- 6☽︎ Moon11:48 – 13:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:11 – 14:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:35 – 15:58
- 9♂︎ Mars15:58 – 17:22
- 10☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:45
- 11♀︎ Venus18:45 – 20:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:32
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:32 – 22:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 22:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:45 – 23:22
- 4♂︎ Mars23:22 – 23:58
- 5☉︎ Sun23:58 – 00:35
- 6♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:12 – 01:48
- 8☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:25
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 03:38
- 11♂︎ Mars03:38 – 04:15
- 12☉︎ Sun04:15 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Thursday, 3 July 2025, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 21:32: the day lasts 16h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 7h 19m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:50 to 06:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.