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, 12 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:30 – 08:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:07
- 3☽︎ Moon09:07 – 09:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:22
- 7☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:10
- 8♀︎ Venus13:10 – 13:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 14:48
- 10☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:36
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:14 – 18:25
- 2☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:36
- 3♀︎ Venus19:36 – 20:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 21:58
- 5☽︎ Moon21:58 – 23:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 00:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:21 – 01:32
- 8♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:43
- 9☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:54
- 10♀︎ Venus03:54 – 05:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 06:17
- 12☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Friday, 12 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 9h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 14h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:30 to 08:18: 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.