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 Wednesday, 18 August 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 07:07
- 2☽︎ Moon07:07 – 08:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:45
- 5♂︎ Mars10:45 – 11:58
- 6☉︎ Sun11:58 – 13:10
- 7♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:36
- 9☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 18:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 19:14
- 12♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:14
- 2♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 22:49
- 4☽︎ Moon22:49 – 23:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:11
- 7♂︎ Mars01:11 – 01:59
- 8☉︎ Sun01:59 – 02:46
- 9♀︎ Venus02:46 – 03:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:21
- 11☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Wednesday, 18 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:54 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.