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, 3 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:47
- 2☉︎ Sun06:47 – 08:04
- 3♀︎ Venus08:04 – 09:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:38
- 5☽︎ Moon10:38 – 11:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:56 – 13:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:30
- 8♂︎ Mars14:30 – 15:47
- 9☉︎ Sun15:47 – 17:04
- 10♀︎ Venus17:04 – 18:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:39
- 12☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 21:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:22
- 3♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:05
- 4☉︎ Sun23:05 – 23:48
- 5♀︎ Venus23:48 – 00:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:31 – 01:14
- 7☽︎ Moon01:14 – 01:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 02:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:39 – 03:22
- 10♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:05
- 11☉︎ Sun04:05 – 04:48
- 12♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Tuesday, 3 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 15h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 8h 35m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:30 to 06:47: 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.