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 Friday, 7 November 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 16:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:01 – 08:47
- 3☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:04
- 6♂︎ Mars11:04 – 11:50
- 7☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:36
- 8♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:08
- 10☽︎ Moon14:08 – 14:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:26 – 17:40
- 2☉︎ Sun17:40 – 18:55
- 3♀︎ Venus18:55 – 20:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:23
- 5☽︎ Moon21:23 – 22:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 01:06
- 8♂︎ Mars01:06 – 02:20
- 9☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:34
- 10♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 06:02
- 12☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Friday, 7 November 2025, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 16:26: the day lasts 9h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 14h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:15 to 08:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.