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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:03 – 07:51
- 2♀︎ Venus07:51 – 08:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:27
- 4☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 11:50
- 7♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:38
- 8☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:26
- 9♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:02
- 11☽︎ Moon15:02 – 15:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 16:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:50
- 2♂︎ Mars17:50 – 19:02
- 3☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:14
- 4♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:39
- 6☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 01:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 02:16
- 9♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:28
- 10☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:40
- 11♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 16:37: the day lasts 9h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 14h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:03 to 07:51: 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.