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 Sunday, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 15:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:18 – 08:56
- 2♀︎ Venus08:56 – 09:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:34 – 10:13
- 4☽︎ Moon10:13 – 10:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:08
- 7♂︎ Mars12:08 – 12:47
- 8☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:25
- 9♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 14:42
- 11☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 15:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 17:20
- 2♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:42
- 3☉︎ Sun18:42 – 20:04
- 4♀︎ Venus20:04 – 21:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:47
- 6☽︎ Moon22:47 – 00:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:51
- 9♂︎ Mars02:51 – 04:13
- 10☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:35
- 11♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 15:59: the day lasts 7h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 16h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:18 to 08:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.