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, 5 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 21:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:48 – 06:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:34
- 3☽︎ Moon07:34 – 08:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:57 – 10:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:43
- 6♂︎ Mars11:43 – 13:06
- 7☉︎ Sun13:06 – 14:29
- 8♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:52 – 17:15
- 10☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:38 – 20:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:01 – 21:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:24 – 22:01
- 2☉︎ Sun22:01 – 22:38
- 3♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 23:52
- 5☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 01:43
- 8♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:19
- 9☉︎ Sun02:19 – 02:56
- 10♀︎ Venus02:56 – 03:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:10
- 12☽︎ Moon04:10 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Friday, 5 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 21:24: the day lasts 16h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 7h 23m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:48 to 06:11: 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.