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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:38 – 08:30
- 2♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:15
- 4☽︎ Moon10:15 – 11:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:07 – 11:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:59 – 12:52
- 7♂︎ Mars12:52 – 13:44
- 8☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:37
- 9♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:21
- 11☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:14
- 2♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:22
- 3☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:29
- 4♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:45
- 6☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 02:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 03:08
- 9♂︎ Mars03:08 – 04:16
- 10☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:24
- 11♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:32 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 13h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:38 to 08:30: 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.