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, 3 October 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:09
- 2♀︎ Venus08:09 – 09:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 10:03
- 4☽︎ Moon10:03 – 11:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 11:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 12:56
- 7♂︎ Mars12:56 – 13:53
- 8☉︎ Sun13:53 – 14:51
- 9♀︎ Venus14:51 – 15:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 16:45
- 11☽︎ Moon16:45 – 17:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 18:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:43
- 2♂︎ Mars19:43 – 20:46
- 3☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:48
- 4♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:54
- 6☽︎ Moon23:54 – 00:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 01:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 03:02
- 9♂︎ Mars03:02 – 04:05
- 10☉︎ Sun04:05 – 05:07
- 11♀︎ Venus05:07 – 06:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Sunday, 3 October 2027, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:11 to 08:09: 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.