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, 14 May 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:31
- 2♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 09:08
- 4☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 13:04
- 7♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:23
- 8☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:41
- 9♀︎ Venus15:41 – 17:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:00 – 18:19
- 11☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:56 – 21:37
- 2♂︎ Mars21:37 – 22:18
- 3☉︎ Sun22:18 – 23:00
- 4♀︎ Venus23:00 – 23:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 00:22
- 6☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 01:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:26
- 9♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:07
- 10☉︎ Sun03:07 – 03:48
- 11♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Sunday, 14 May 2028, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 15h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 8h 15m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:12 to 06:31: 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.