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, 30 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 21:18
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 06:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:37
- 3♂︎ Mars07:37 – 08:59
- 4☉︎ Sun08:59 – 10:21
- 5♀︎ Venus10:21 – 11:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:43 – 13:05
- 7☽︎ Moon13:05 – 14:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 17:11
- 10♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:33
- 11☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:56
- 12♀︎ Venus19:56 – 21:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 21:56
- 2☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 23:49
- 5♂︎ Mars23:49 – 00:27
- 6☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:05
- 7♀︎ Venus01:05 – 01:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:42 – 02:20
- 9☽︎ Moon02:20 – 02:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:58 – 03:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:36 – 04:14
- 12♂︎ Mars04:14 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Saturday, 30 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 21:18: the day lasts 16h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 7h 34m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:52 to 06:14: 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.