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, 29 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 21:16
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:53 – 06:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:37
- 3☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 10:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:43
- 6♂︎ Mars11:43 – 13:05
- 7☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:27
- 8♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 17:11
- 10☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:33 – 19:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:55 – 21:16
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:16 – 21:54
- 2☉︎ Sun21:54 – 22:32
- 3♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 23:48
- 5☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 01:42
- 8♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:20
- 9☉︎ Sun02:20 – 02:58
- 10♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:14
- 12☽︎ Moon04:14 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Friday, 29 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 21:16: the day lasts 16h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 7h 36m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:53 to 06:15: 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.