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, 3 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:48
- 3☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 11:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 12:05
- 6♂︎ Mars12:05 – 13:11
- 7☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:17
- 8♀︎ Venus14:17 – 15:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:28
- 10☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:45 – 20:39
- 2☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:33
- 3♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:21
- 5☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 02:04
- 8♂︎ Mars02:04 – 02:58
- 9☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:52
- 10♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:41
- 12☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Friday, 3 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 13h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:37 to 07:43: 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.