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 Tuesday, 10 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 16:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:20 – 08:05
- 2☉︎ Sun08:05 – 08:50
- 3♀︎ Venus08:50 – 09:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:20
- 5☽︎ Moon10:20 – 11:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:06 – 11:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:36
- 8♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:21
- 9☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:06
- 10♀︎ Venus14:06 – 14:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 15:37
- 12☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:22
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:52
- 3♂︎ Mars18:52 – 20:07
- 4☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:22
- 5♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:52
- 7☽︎ Moon23:52 – 01:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 02:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:22 – 03:37
- 10♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:51
- 11☉︎ Sun04:51 – 06:06
- 12♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Tuesday, 10 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 16:22: the day lasts 9h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 15h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:20 to 08:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.