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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 15:56
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:36
- 2☽︎ Moon08:36 – 09:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 09:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 10:36
- 5♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:16
- 6☉︎ Sun11:16 – 11:56
- 7♀︎ Venus11:56 – 12:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:16
- 9☽︎ Moon13:16 – 13:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:56 – 14:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:16
- 12♂︎ Mars15:16 – 15:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:56 – 17:16
- 2♀︎ Venus17:16 – 18:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 19:57
- 4☽︎ Moon19:57 – 21:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 22:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:57
- 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 01:17
- 8☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:37
- 9♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 05:17
- 11☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:38 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 15:56: the day lasts 8h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 16h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:56 to 08:36: 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.