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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:28 – 06:46
- 2♀︎ Venus06:46 – 08:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 09:21
- 4☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 13:13
- 7♂︎ Mars13:13 – 14:30
- 8☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:48
- 9♀︎ Venus15:48 – 17:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 18:22
- 11☽︎ Moon18:22 – 19:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:40 – 20:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:57 – 21:40
- 2♂︎ Mars21:40 – 22:23
- 3☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:05
- 4♀︎ Venus23:05 – 23:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 00:31
- 6☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 01:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:56 – 02:39
- 9♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:22
- 10☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:05
- 11♀︎ Venus04:05 – 04:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 15h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 8h 33m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:28 to 06:46: 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.