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, 6 February 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:41 – 08:28
- 2♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 10:01
- 4☽︎ Moon10:01 – 10:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:21
- 7♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:08
- 8☉︎ Sun13:08 – 13:55
- 9♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:42 – 15:28
- 11☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:15
- 2♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:28
- 3☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:41
- 4♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 23:07
- 6☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:47
- 9♂︎ Mars02:47 – 04:00
- 10☉︎ Sun04:00 – 05:13
- 11♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Sunday, 6 February 2028, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 14h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:41 to 08:28: 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.