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 Saturday, 1 April 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:40 – 07:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:46 – 08:51
- 3♂︎ Mars08:51 – 09:56
- 4☉︎ Sun09:56 – 11:01
- 5♀︎ Venus11:01 – 12:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:06 – 13:11
- 7☽︎ Moon13:11 – 14:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:27
- 10♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:32
- 11☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:37
- 12♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 20:37
- 2☽︎ Moon20:37 – 21:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:21
- 5♂︎ Mars23:21 – 00:16
- 6☉︎ Sun00:16 – 01:10
- 7♀︎ Venus01:10 – 02:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:05 – 03:00
- 9☽︎ Moon03:00 – 03:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 04:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:49 – 05:44
- 12♂︎ Mars05:44 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Saturday, 1 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 13h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:40 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.