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 Tuesday, 9 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:23
- 2☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:11
- 3♀︎ Venus09:11 – 09:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:58 – 10:46
- 5☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 12:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:09
- 8♂︎ Mars13:09 – 13:57
- 9☉︎ Sun13:57 – 14:45
- 10♀︎ Venus14:45 – 15:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:20
- 12☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:08
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:32
- 3♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:44
- 4☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:56
- 5♀︎ Venus21:56 – 23:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 00:21
- 7☽︎ Moon00:21 – 01:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:33 – 02:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:45 – 03:57
- 10♂︎ Mars03:57 – 05:09
- 11☉︎ Sun05:09 – 06:21
- 12♀︎ Venus06:21 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Tuesday, 9 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 14h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:35 to 08:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.