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, 13 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 16:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 08:54
- 3☽︎ Moon08:54 – 09:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:07
- 6♂︎ Mars11:07 – 11:51
- 7☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:35
- 8♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:04
- 10☽︎ Moon14:04 – 14:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:33 – 16:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:33
- 2☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:49
- 3♀︎ Venus18:49 – 20:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:05 – 21:20
- 5☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 01:08
- 8♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:24
- 9☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:39
- 10♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 06:11
- 12☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Friday, 13 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 16:17: the day lasts 8h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 15h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:25 to 08:09: 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.