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, 27 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:01 – 08:01
- 2♀︎ Venus08:01 – 09:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:59
- 4☽︎ Moon09:59 – 10:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 12:58
- 7♂︎ Mars12:58 – 13:57
- 8☉︎ Sun13:57 – 14:56
- 9♀︎ Venus14:56 – 15:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 16:55
- 11☽︎ Moon16:55 – 17:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 18:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 19:55
- 2♂︎ Mars19:55 – 20:55
- 3☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:56
- 4♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 23:58
- 6☽︎ Moon23:58 – 00:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 01:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 03:00
- 9♂︎ Mars03:00 – 04:01
- 10☉︎ Sun04:01 – 05:01
- 11♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Sunday, 27 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:01 to 08:01: 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.