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, 31 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 21:19
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:51 – 06:14
- 2♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:58
- 4☽︎ Moon08:58 – 10:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 13:05
- 7♂︎ Mars13:05 – 14:27
- 8☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:50
- 9♀︎ Venus15:50 – 17:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:12 – 18:34
- 11☽︎ Moon18:34 – 19:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:57 – 21:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 21:57
- 2♂︎ Mars21:57 – 22:34
- 3☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:12
- 4♀︎ Venus23:12 – 23:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 00:27
- 6☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 01:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:20
- 9♂︎ Mars02:20 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:35
- 11♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Sunday, 31 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 21:19: the day lasts 16h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 7h 32m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:51 to 06:14: 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.