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, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:05
- Sunset
- 21:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:48
- 3☽︎ Moon07:48 – 09:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:52
- 6♂︎ Mars11:52 – 13:13
- 7☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:34
- 8♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:55 – 17:17
- 10☽︎ Moon17:17 – 18:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:38 – 19:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 21:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:21 – 21:59
- 2☉︎ Sun21:59 – 22:38
- 3♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 23:56
- 5☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 01:52
- 8♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:31
- 9☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:10
- 10♀︎ Venus03:10 – 03:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:28
- 12☽︎ Moon04:28 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:05 and sets at 21:21: the day lasts 16h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 7h 46m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:05 to 06:26: 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.