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 Monday, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:47
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:47 – 08:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:04 – 09:21
- 4♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:39
- 5☉︎ Sun10:39 – 11:56
- 6♀︎ Venus11:56 – 13:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 14:30
- 8☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:47
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 17:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:21
- 11♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:38
- 12☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:56
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:56 – 21:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:22
- 3☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 23:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:31
- 6♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:14
- 7☉︎ Sun01:14 – 01:57
- 8♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 03:23
- 10☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 04:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:49 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 15h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 8h 36m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:30 to 06:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.