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 Saturday, 7 February 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:38 – 08:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:26 – 09:13
- 3♂︎ Mars09:13 – 10:00
- 4☉︎ Sun10:00 – 10:47
- 5♀︎ Venus10:47 – 11:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:34 – 12:22
- 7☽︎ Moon12:22 – 13:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:09 – 13:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:56 – 14:43
- 10♂︎ Mars14:43 – 15:30
- 11☉︎ Sun15:30 – 16:17
- 12♀︎ Venus16:17 – 17:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 18:17
- 2☽︎ Moon18:17 – 19:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:30 – 20:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:43 – 21:55
- 5♂︎ Mars21:55 – 23:08
- 6☉︎ Sun23:08 – 00:21
- 7♀︎ Venus00:21 – 01:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:46
- 9☽︎ Moon02:46 – 03:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 05:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:11 – 06:24
- 12♂︎ Mars06:24 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Saturday, 7 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 9h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 14h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:38 to 08:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.