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, 5 August 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:34 – 06:50
- 2☉︎ Sun06:50 – 08:07
- 3♀︎ Venus08:07 – 09:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:40
- 5☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:56 – 13:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:29
- 8♂︎ Mars14:29 – 15:46
- 9☉︎ Sun15:46 – 17:02
- 10♀︎ Venus17:02 – 18:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:18 – 19:35
- 12☽︎ Moon19:35 – 20:51
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 21:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:35 – 22:19
- 3♂︎ Mars22:19 – 23:02
- 4☉︎ Sun23:02 – 23:46
- 5♀︎ Venus23:46 – 00:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:30 – 01:13
- 7☽︎ Moon01:13 – 01:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 02:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 03:24
- 10♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:08
- 11☉︎ Sun04:08 – 04:52
- 12♀︎ Venus04:52 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Tuesday, 5 August 2025, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 20:51: the day lasts 15h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 8h 44m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:34 to 06:50: 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.