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, 5 November 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 16:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:10 – 07:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 08:43
- 3☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:04
- 6♂︎ Mars11:04 – 11:50
- 7☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:37
- 8♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:10
- 10☽︎ Moon14:10 – 14:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 15:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:44
- 2☉︎ Sun17:44 – 18:57
- 3♀︎ Venus18:57 – 20:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:11 – 21:24
- 5☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 01:05
- 8♂︎ Mars01:05 – 02:18
- 9☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:32
- 10♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:58
- 12☽︎ Moon05:58 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Friday, 5 November 2027, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 16:31: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 14h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:10 to 07:57: 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.