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, 5 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:15
- 3☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 10:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:35
- 6♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:21
- 7☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:08
- 8♀︎ Venus13:08 – 13:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:41
- 10☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:00 – 18:14
- 2☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:27
- 3♀︎ Venus19:27 – 20:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:54
- 5☽︎ Moon21:54 – 23:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 00:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:21 – 01:34
- 8♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:47
- 9☉︎ Sun02:47 – 04:01
- 10♀︎ Venus04:01 – 05:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:14 – 06:27
- 12☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Friday, 5 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 9h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:42 to 08:29: 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.