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 Thursday, 23 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:13 – 06:33
- 2♂︎ Mars06:33 – 07:53
- 3☉︎ Sun07:53 – 09:13
- 4♀︎ Venus09:13 – 10:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:33 – 11:53
- 6☽︎ Moon11:53 – 13:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:13 – 14:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:33 – 15:53
- 9♂︎ Mars15:53 – 17:13
- 10☉︎ Sun17:13 – 18:33
- 11♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:53 – 21:13
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:13 – 21:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:53 – 22:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:13
- 4♂︎ Mars23:13 – 23:54
- 5☉︎ Sun23:54 – 00:34
- 6♀︎ Venus00:34 – 01:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 01:54
- 8☽︎ Moon01:54 – 02:34
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 03:54
- 11♂︎ Mars03:54 – 04:35
- 12☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Thursday, 23 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 16h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 8h 02m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:13 to 06:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.