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 Wednesday, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:18
- 2☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:48
- 5♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:58
- 6☉︎ Sun11:58 – 13:08
- 7♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:28
- 9☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:39 – 17:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 18:59
- 12♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:09 – 20:59
- 2♀︎ Venus20:59 – 21:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:39
- 4☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:09
- 7♂︎ Mars01:09 – 01:59
- 8☉︎ Sun01:59 – 02:49
- 9♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:29
- 11☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:08 to 07:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.