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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 16:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:17
- 2☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:26
- 5♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:09
- 6☉︎ Sun11:09 – 11:52
- 7♀︎ Venus11:52 – 12:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:18
- 9☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 14:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:44 – 15:27
- 12♂︎ Mars15:27 – 16:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:10 – 17:27
- 2♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:44 – 20:01
- 4☽︎ Moon20:01 – 21:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:53
- 7♂︎ Mars23:53 – 01:10
- 8☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:27
- 9♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 05:01
- 11☽︎ Moon05:01 – 06:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 16:10: the day lasts 8h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 15h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:34 to 08:17: 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.