Planetary hours
in Bradford.
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, 17 August 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:49 – 07:02
- 2♀︎ Venus07:02 – 08:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:29
- 4☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 13:10
- 7♂︎ Mars13:10 – 14:23
- 8☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:37
- 9♀︎ Venus15:37 – 16:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:50 – 18:04
- 11☽︎ Moon18:04 – 19:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:17 – 20:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:18
- 2♂︎ Mars21:18 – 22:04
- 3☉︎ Sun22:04 – 22:51
- 4♀︎ Venus22:51 – 23:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:38 – 00:24
- 6☽︎ Moon00:24 – 01:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 01:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:44
- 9♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:31
- 10☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:17
- 11♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bradford?
On Sunday, 17 August 2025, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 14h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 9h 20m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:49 to 07:02: 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.