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, 5 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 15:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:00 – 08:40
- 2♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 09:59
- 4☽︎ Moon09:59 – 10:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 11:57
- 7♂︎ Mars11:57 – 12:37
- 8☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:17
- 9♀︎ Venus13:17 – 13:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 14:36
- 11☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 15:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 17:15
- 2♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:36
- 3☉︎ Sun18:36 – 19:56
- 4♀︎ Venus19:56 – 21:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:38
- 6☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 01:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:39
- 9♂︎ Mars02:39 – 04:00
- 10☉︎ Sun04:00 – 05:20
- 11♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Sunday, 5 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 15:55: the day lasts 7h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 16h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:00 to 08:40: 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.