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, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 21:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:28
- 2♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 09:06
- 4☽︎ Moon09:06 – 10:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 13:04
- 7♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:23
- 8☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:43
- 9♀︎ Venus15:43 – 17:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:02 – 18:21
- 11☽︎ Moon18:21 – 19:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:40 – 21:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 21:40
- 2♂︎ Mars21:40 – 22:21
- 3☉︎ Sun22:21 – 23:02
- 4♀︎ Venus23:02 – 23:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:23
- 6☽︎ Moon00:23 – 01:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 01:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:24
- 9♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:05
- 10☉︎ Sun03:05 – 03:46
- 11♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 21:00: the day lasts 15h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 8h 07m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:08 to 06:28: 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.