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, 17 December 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:13
- Sunset
- 15:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:13
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:13 – 08:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:51 – 09:29
- 3☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 10:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:25
- 6♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:03
- 7☉︎ Sun12:03 – 12:41
- 8♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 13:58
- 10☽︎ Moon13:58 – 14:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:37 – 15:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 15:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:53 – 17:15
- 2☉︎ Sun17:15 – 18:37
- 3♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 21:20
- 5☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 00:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 01:25
- 8♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:47
- 9☉︎ Sun02:47 – 04:08
- 10♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:52
- 12☽︎ Moon06:52 – 08:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Friday, 17 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:13 and sets at 15:53: the day lasts 7h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:13, lasts 16h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:13 to 08:51: 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.