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, 10 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:19 – 06:37
- 2♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 09:12
- 4☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 13:04
- 7♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:21
- 8☉︎ Sun14:21 – 15:39
- 9♀︎ Venus15:39 – 16:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:56 – 18:14
- 11☽︎ Moon18:14 – 19:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:31 – 20:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:49 – 21:31
- 2♂︎ Mars21:31 – 22:13
- 3☉︎ Sun22:13 – 22:56
- 4♀︎ Venus22:56 – 23:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:38 – 00:21
- 6☽︎ Moon00:21 – 01:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 01:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 02:28
- 9♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:11
- 10☉︎ Sun03:11 – 03:53
- 11♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Sunday, 10 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 15h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 8h 29m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:19 to 06:37: 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.