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, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:15 – 07:23
- 2♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:32 – 09:41
- 4☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 13:07
- 7♂︎ Mars13:07 – 14:16
- 8☉︎ Sun14:16 – 15:25
- 9♀︎ Venus15:25 – 16:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:42
- 11☽︎ Moon17:42 – 18:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:51 – 20:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 20:51
- 2♂︎ Mars20:51 – 21:42
- 3☉︎ Sun21:42 – 22:34
- 4♀︎ Venus22:34 – 23:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:25 – 00:17
- 6☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 01:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 02:51
- 9♂︎ Mars02:51 – 03:42
- 10☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:33
- 11♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:25 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 13h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:15 to 07:23: 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.