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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:24
- 2☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:05
- 5♂︎ Mars11:05 – 11:59
- 6☉︎ Sun11:59 – 12:53
- 7♀︎ Venus12:53 – 13:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:40
- 9☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:27 – 17:21
- 12♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:15 – 19:21
- 2♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:28 – 21:34
- 4☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:54
- 7♂︎ Mars00:54 – 02:00
- 8☉︎ Sun02:00 – 03:06
- 9♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:19
- 11☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:26 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 10h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 13h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:31 to 08:24: 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.