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, 9 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 20:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:39
- 2♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 09:13
- 4☽︎ Moon09:13 – 10:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 13:04
- 7♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:21
- 8☉︎ Sun14:21 – 15:38
- 9♀︎ Venus15:38 – 16:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:55 – 18:12
- 11☽︎ Moon18:12 – 19:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:30 – 20:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 21:29
- 2♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:12
- 3☉︎ Sun22:12 – 22:55
- 4♀︎ Venus22:55 – 23:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:38 – 00:20
- 6☽︎ Moon00:20 – 01:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 01:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 02:29
- 9♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:12
- 10☉︎ Sun03:12 – 03:54
- 11♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Sunday, 9 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 20:47: the day lasts 15h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 8h 33m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:22 to 06:39: 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.