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, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 20:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:35 – 06:51
- 2♂︎ Mars06:51 – 08:07
- 3☉︎ Sun08:07 – 09:24
- 4♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:56
- 6☽︎ Moon11:56 – 13:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:12 – 14:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:45
- 9♂︎ Mars15:45 – 17:01
- 10☉︎ Sun17:01 – 18:18
- 11♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:34 – 20:50
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:50 – 21:34
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:34 – 22:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:02
- 4♂︎ Mars23:02 – 23:46
- 5☉︎ Sun23:46 – 00:29
- 6♀︎ Venus00:29 – 01:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:13 – 01:57
- 8☽︎ Moon01:57 – 02:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:09
- 11♂︎ Mars04:09 – 04:53
- 12☉︎ Sun04:53 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 20:50: the day lasts 15h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 8h 46m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:35 to 06:51: 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.