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 Saturday, 23 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 21:09
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 06:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:21 – 07:41
- 3♂︎ Mars07:41 – 09:02
- 4☉︎ Sun09:02 – 10:23
- 5♀︎ Venus10:23 – 11:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:44 – 13:04
- 7☽︎ Moon13:04 – 14:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 17:06
- 10♂︎ Mars17:06 – 18:27
- 11☉︎ Sun18:27 – 19:48
- 12♀︎ Venus19:48 – 21:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 21:48
- 2☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 23:45
- 5♂︎ Mars23:45 – 00:25
- 6☉︎ Sun00:25 – 01:04
- 7♀︎ Venus01:04 – 01:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:43 – 02:22
- 9☽︎ Moon02:22 – 03:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:01 – 03:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:40 – 04:20
- 12♂︎ Mars04:20 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Saturday, 23 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 21:09: the day lasts 16h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 7h 50m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:00 to 06:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.