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, 28 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 21:34
- Next sunrise
- 04:47
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:47 – 06:11
- 2♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:35 – 08:59
- 4☽︎ Moon08:59 – 10:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 13:10
- 7♂︎ Mars13:10 – 14:34
- 8☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:58
- 9♀︎ Venus15:58 – 17:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:22 – 18:46
- 11☽︎ Moon18:46 – 20:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:10 – 21:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:34 – 22:10
- 2♂︎ Mars22:10 – 22:46
- 3☉︎ Sun22:46 – 23:22
- 4♀︎ Venus23:22 – 23:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:58 – 00:34
- 6☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 01:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 02:23
- 9♂︎ Mars02:23 – 02:59
- 10☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:35
- 11♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 04:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Sunday, 28 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 21:34: the day lasts 16h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:47, lasts 7h 14m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:47 to 06:11: 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.