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 Wednesday, 1 March 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 07:47
- 2☽︎ Moon07:47 – 08:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:20
- 7♀︎ Venus12:20 – 13:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:09
- 9☽︎ Moon14:09 – 15:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 15:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 16:52
- 12♂︎ Mars16:52 – 17:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:47 – 18:52
- 2♀︎ Venus18:52 – 19:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 21:03
- 4☽︎ Moon21:03 – 22:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:19
- 7♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:29
- 9♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:40
- 11☽︎ Moon04:40 – 05:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:45 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Wednesday, 1 March 2028, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 10h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:52 to 07:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.