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, 7 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 15:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:10 – 08:48
- 2♀︎ Venus08:48 – 09:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:04
- 4☽︎ Moon10:04 – 10:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 11:58
- 7♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:36
- 8☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:14
- 9♀︎ Venus13:14 – 13:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:30
- 11☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 15:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 17:08
- 2♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:30
- 3☉︎ Sun18:30 – 19:52
- 4♀︎ Venus19:52 – 21:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:36
- 6☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 01:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:43
- 9♂︎ Mars02:43 – 04:05
- 10☉︎ Sun04:05 – 05:27
- 11♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bradford?
On Sunday, 7 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 15:46: the day lasts 7h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 16h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:10 to 08:48: 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.