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 Friday, 20 July 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 21:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:51
- 3☽︎ Moon07:51 – 09:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:52
- 6♂︎ Mars11:52 – 13:13
- 7☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:34
- 8♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 17:15
- 10☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:35 – 19:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:56 – 21:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:17 – 21:56
- 2☉︎ Sun21:56 – 22:36
- 3♀︎ Venus22:36 – 23:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 23:55
- 5☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 01:53
- 8♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:33
- 9☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:12
- 10♀︎ Venus03:12 – 03:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:31
- 12☽︎ Moon04:31 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Birmingham?
On Friday, 20 July 2029, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 21:17: the day lasts 16h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 7h 54m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:09 to 06:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.