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 Wednesday, 31 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 07:49
- 2☽︎ Moon07:49 – 08:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 11:03
- 5♂︎ Mars11:03 – 12:07
- 6☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:12
- 7♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:21
- 9☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:35
- 12♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:39 – 20:34
- 2♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:25
- 4☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:11
- 7♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:06
- 8☉︎ Sun02:06 – 03:01
- 9♀︎ Venus03:01 – 03:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 04:52
- 11☽︎ Moon04:52 – 05:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Wednesday, 31 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 12h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:45 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.