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, 23 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 16:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:43 – 08:25
- 2♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 09:48
- 4☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 11:53
- 7♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:35
- 8☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:17
- 9♀︎ Venus13:17 – 13:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 14:40
- 11☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 17:22
- 2♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:41
- 3☉︎ Sun18:41 – 19:59
- 4♀︎ Venus19:59 – 21:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:36
- 6☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 01:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 02:31
- 9♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:49
- 10☉︎ Sun03:49 – 05:08
- 11♀︎ Venus05:08 – 06:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Sunday, 23 November 2025, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 16:04: the day lasts 8h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 15h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:43 to 08:25: 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.