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 Sunday, 18 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:04 – 07:14
- 2♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:35
- 4☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 13:07
- 7♂︎ Mars13:07 – 14:18
- 8☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:28
- 9♀︎ Venus15:28 – 16:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:39 – 17:49
- 11☽︎ Moon17:49 – 19:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:00 – 20:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:11 – 21:00
- 2♂︎ Mars21:00 – 21:49
- 3☉︎ Sun21:49 – 22:38
- 4♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:17
- 6☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 01:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 02:44
- 9♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:34
- 10☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:23
- 11♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Sunday, 18 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:04 to 07:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.