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, 16 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 16:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:08
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:09 – 08:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:51 – 09:32
- 3☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 10:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:36
- 6♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:17
- 7☉︎ Sun12:17 – 12:58
- 8♀︎ Venus12:58 – 13:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:21
- 10☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 15:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 16:25
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:25 – 17:43
- 2☉︎ Sun17:43 – 19:02
- 3♀︎ Venus19:02 – 20:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:39
- 5☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 00:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:35
- 8♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:54
- 9☉︎ Sun02:54 – 04:13
- 10♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:50
- 12☽︎ Moon06:50 – 08:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Friday, 16 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 16:25: the day lasts 8h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:08, lasts 15h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:09 to 08:51: 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.