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, 27 February 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:59 – 07:53
- 2♀︎ Venus07:53 – 08:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:46 – 09:40
- 4☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:20
- 7♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:14
- 8☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:07
- 9♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 15:54
- 11☽︎ Moon15:54 – 16:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 17:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:48
- 2♂︎ Mars18:48 – 19:54
- 3☉︎ Sun19:54 – 21:00
- 4♀︎ Venus21:00 – 22:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 23:13
- 6☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:32
- 9♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:38
- 10☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:44
- 11♀︎ Venus04:44 – 05:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Sunday, 27 February 2028, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:59 to 07:53: 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.