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, 27 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 16:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:11
- 3☽︎ Moon09:11 – 09:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:14
- 6♂︎ Mars11:14 – 11:54
- 7☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:35
- 8♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 13:57
- 10☽︎ Moon13:57 – 14:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:00 – 17:19
- 2☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:39
- 3♀︎ Venus18:39 – 19:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 21:17
- 5☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 01:14
- 8♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:34
- 9☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:53
- 10♀︎ Venus03:53 – 05:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:31
- 12☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Friday, 27 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 16:00: the day lasts 8h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 15h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:49 to 08:30: 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.