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, 20 February 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 08:56
- 3☽︎ Moon08:56 – 09:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:39 – 11:30
- 6♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:21
- 7☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:13
- 8♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 14:55
- 10☽︎ Moon14:55 – 15:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 16:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:38 – 17:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:29 – 18:38
- 2☉︎ Sun18:38 – 19:46
- 3♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 22:03
- 5☽︎ Moon22:03 – 23:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:29
- 8♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:37
- 9☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:46
- 10♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 06:03
- 12☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Friday, 20 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 10h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:13 to 08:04: 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.