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, 29 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:54 – 08:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:23
- 3☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 10:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:36
- 6♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:20
- 7☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:05
- 8♀︎ Venus13:05 – 13:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 14:34
- 10☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 16:47
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:47 – 18:03
- 2☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:18
- 3♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:49
- 5☽︎ Moon21:49 – 23:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 00:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:35
- 8♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 04:06
- 10♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:37
- 12☽︎ Moon06:37 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Friday, 29 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 8h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:54 to 08:38: 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.