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 Monday, 3 April 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:42
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 09:53
- 4♂︎ Mars09:53 – 10:59
- 5☉︎ Sun10:59 – 12:05
- 6♀︎ Venus12:05 – 13:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:17
- 8☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:22
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:34
- 11♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:40
- 12☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:46
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:34
- 3☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:16
- 6♂︎ Mars00:16 – 01:10
- 7☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:04
- 8♀︎ Venus02:04 – 02:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 03:52
- 10☽︎ Moon03:52 – 04:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:40 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Monday, 3 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:36 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.