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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 16:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:37 – 08:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:02
- 3☽︎ Moon09:02 – 09:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 10:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:10
- 6♂︎ Mars11:10 – 11:52
- 7☉︎ Sun11:52 – 12:35
- 8♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:00
- 10☽︎ Moon14:00 – 14:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:08
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:08 – 17:25
- 2☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:43
- 3♀︎ Venus18:43 – 20:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 21:18
- 5☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 01:11
- 8♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:29
- 9☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:46
- 10♀︎ Venus03:46 – 05:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:21
- 12☽︎ Moon06:21 – 07:39
Other cities · United Kingdom
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 16:08: the day lasts 8h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 15h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:37 to 08:20: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.