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 Saturday, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:50 – 07:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:03 – 08:17
- 3♂︎ Mars08:17 – 09:30
- 4☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:44
- 5♀︎ Venus10:44 – 11:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:57 – 13:11
- 7☽︎ Moon13:11 – 14:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:52
- 10♂︎ Mars16:52 – 18:05
- 11☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:19
- 12♀︎ Venus19:19 – 20:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:19
- 2☽︎ Moon21:19 – 22:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 22:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:39
- 5♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:25
- 6☉︎ Sun00:25 – 01:12
- 7♀︎ Venus01:12 – 01:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:58 – 02:45
- 9☽︎ Moon02:45 – 03:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:32 – 04:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:18 – 05:05
- 12♂︎ Mars05:05 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 14h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 9h 19m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:50 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.