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Planetary hours · Birmingham (United Kingdom)

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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
08:12
Sunset
15:53
Next sunrise
08:13

A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/London).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 08:51
  2. 2☽︎ Moon08:51 – 09:29
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:07
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 10:46
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:24
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:03
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:03 – 12:41
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:41 – 13:20
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:20 – 13:58
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 14:36
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:15
  12. 12♂︎ Mars15:15 – 15:53

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun15:53 – 17:15
  2. 2♀︎ Venus17:15 – 18:37
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 19:58
  4. 4☽︎ Moon19:58 – 21:20
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:41
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 00:03
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:03 – 01:25
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:46
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:46 – 04:08
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:30
  11. 11☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:51
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn06:51 – 08:13

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?

On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 15:53: the day lasts 7h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:13, lasts 16h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 08:12 to 08:51: 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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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.