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 Tuesday, 2 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 21:21
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:50 – 06:12
- 2☉︎ Sun06:12 – 07:35
- 3♀︎ Venus07:35 – 08:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 10:20
- 5☽︎ Moon10:20 – 11:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 13:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:05 – 14:28
- 8♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:51
- 9☉︎ Sun15:51 – 17:13
- 10♀︎ Venus17:13 – 18:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:36 – 19:59
- 12☽︎ Moon19:59 – 21:21
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 21:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:58 – 22:36
- 3♂︎ Mars22:36 – 23:13
- 4☉︎ Sun23:13 – 23:50
- 5♀︎ Venus23:50 – 00:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:05
- 7☽︎ Moon01:05 – 01:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:42 – 02:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:20 – 02:57
- 10♂︎ Mars02:57 – 03:34
- 11☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:12
- 12♀︎ Venus04:12 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Tuesday, 2 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 21:21: the day lasts 16h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 7h 28m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:50 to 06:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.