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, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 15:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:55 – 08:35
- 2☉︎ Sun08:35 – 09:15
- 3♀︎ Venus09:15 – 09:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:55 – 10:36
- 5☽︎ Moon10:36 – 11:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 11:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:36
- 8♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:16
- 9☉︎ Sun13:16 – 13:56
- 10♀︎ Venus13:56 – 14:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:17
- 12☽︎ Moon15:17 – 15:57
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 17:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:37
- 3♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:57
- 4☉︎ Sun19:57 – 21:17
- 5♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:57
- 7☽︎ Moon23:57 – 01:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:56
- 10♂︎ Mars03:56 – 05:16
- 11☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:36
- 12♀︎ Venus06:36 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 15:57: the day lasts 8h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 15h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:55 to 08:35: 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.