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, 10 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 21:28
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:57 – 06:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:42
- 3☽︎ Moon07:42 – 09:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 10:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:50
- 6♂︎ Mars11:50 – 13:12
- 7☉︎ Sun13:12 – 14:35
- 8♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 17:20
- 10☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:42 – 20:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:05 – 21:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:05
- 2☉︎ Sun22:05 – 22:43
- 3♀︎ Venus22:43 – 23:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 23:58
- 5☽︎ Moon23:58 – 00:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 01:50
- 8♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:28
- 9☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:05
- 10♀︎ Venus03:05 – 03:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:20
- 12☽︎ Moon04:20 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Friday, 10 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 21:28: the day lasts 16h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 7h 30m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:57 to 06:19: 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.