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, 25 May 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 21:11
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:58 – 06:19
- 2☉︎ Sun06:19 – 07:40
- 3♀︎ Venus07:40 – 09:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 10:22
- 5☽︎ Moon10:22 – 11:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 13:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:04 – 14:26
- 8♂︎ Mars14:26 – 15:47
- 9☉︎ Sun15:47 – 17:08
- 10♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:29 – 19:50
- 12☽︎ Moon19:50 – 21:11
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:11 – 21:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:50 – 22:29
- 3♂︎ Mars22:29 – 23:07
- 4☉︎ Sun23:07 – 23:46
- 5♀︎ Venus23:46 – 00:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:25 – 01:04
- 7☽︎ Moon01:04 – 01:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:43 – 02:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:22 – 03:00
- 10♂︎ Mars03:00 – 03:39
- 11☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:18
- 12♀︎ Venus04:18 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Tuesday, 25 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 21:11: the day lasts 16h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 7h 46m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:58 to 06:19: 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.