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, 21 November 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 16:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:39 – 08:21
- 2♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:03 – 09:46
- 4☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:10 – 11:53
- 7♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:35
- 8☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:17
- 9♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 14:42
- 11☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:24 – 16:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:24
- 2♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:42
- 3☉︎ Sun18:42 – 20:00
- 4♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:36
- 6☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 01:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:29
- 9♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:47
- 10☉︎ Sun03:47 – 05:05
- 11♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Sunday, 21 November 2027, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 16:07: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 15h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:39 to 08:21: 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.