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 Friday, 12 September 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:44
- 3☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:48 – 10:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 11:58
- 6♂︎ Mars11:58 – 13:02
- 7☉︎ Sun13:02 – 14:07
- 8♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:16
- 10☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:25
- 2☉︎ Sun20:25 – 21:21
- 3♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:12
- 5☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 01:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 01:59
- 8♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:54
- 9☉︎ Sun02:54 – 03:50
- 10♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:41
- 12☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bradford?
On Friday, 12 September 2025, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 12h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:35 to 07:39: 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.