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, 8 February 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:37 – 08:24
- 2♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 09:59
- 4☽︎ Moon09:59 – 10:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:22
- 7♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:09
- 8☉︎ Sun13:09 – 13:57
- 9♀︎ Venus13:57 – 14:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:32
- 11☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:19
- 2♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:31
- 3☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:44
- 4♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 23:08
- 6☽︎ Moon23:08 – 00:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:45
- 9♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:58
- 10☉︎ Sun03:58 – 05:10
- 11♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Sunday, 8 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 14h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:37 to 08:24: 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.