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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:22 – 08:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:13
- 3☽︎ Moon09:13 – 10:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 11:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:03 – 11:59
- 6♂︎ Mars11:59 – 12:54
- 7☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:49
- 8♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 15:40
- 10☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:26 – 19:31
- 2☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:36
- 3♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:45
- 5☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 02:00
- 8♂︎ Mars02:00 – 03:04
- 9☉︎ Sun03:04 – 04:09
- 10♀︎ Venus04:09 – 05:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:14 – 06:19
- 12☽︎ Moon06:19 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 11h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:22 to 08:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.