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, 28 May 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 21:15
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:55 – 06:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:38
- 3☽︎ Moon07:38 – 09:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:43
- 6♂︎ Mars11:43 – 13:05
- 7☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:26
- 8♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 17:10
- 10☽︎ Moon17:10 – 18:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:53 – 21:15
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:15 – 21:53
- 2☉︎ Sun21:53 – 22:31
- 3♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 23:48
- 5☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 01:42
- 8♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:21
- 9☉︎ Sun02:21 – 02:59
- 10♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:15
- 12☽︎ Moon04:15 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Friday, 28 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 21:15: the day lasts 16h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 7h 39m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:55 to 06:16: 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.