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, 5 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:25 – 07:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:31 – 08:38
- 3♂︎ Mars08:38 – 09:45
- 4☉︎ Sun09:45 – 10:52
- 5♀︎ Venus10:52 – 11:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:58 – 13:05
- 7☽︎ Moon13:05 – 14:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 15:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:26
- 10♂︎ Mars16:26 – 17:32
- 11☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:39
- 12♀︎ Venus18:39 – 19:46
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:39
- 2☽︎ Moon20:39 – 21:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:33 – 22:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:19
- 5♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:13
- 6☉︎ Sun00:13 – 01:06
- 7♀︎ Venus01:06 – 01:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 03:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:46 – 04:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:40 – 05:33
- 12♂︎ Mars05:33 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Saturday, 5 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:25 to 07:31: 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.