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, 25 November 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 16:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:46 – 08:27
- 2☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:09
- 3♀︎ Venus09:09 – 09:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:31
- 5☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 11:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 12:35
- 8♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:17
- 9☉︎ Sun13:17 – 13:58
- 10♀︎ Venus13:58 – 14:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:20
- 12☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 17:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:39
- 3♂︎ Mars18:39 – 19:58
- 4☉︎ Sun19:58 – 21:17
- 5♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:55
- 7☽︎ Moon23:55 – 01:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 03:51
- 10♂︎ Mars03:51 – 05:10
- 11☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:29
- 12♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Tuesday, 25 November 2025, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 16:02: the day lasts 8h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 15h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:46 to 08:27: 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.