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 Wednesday, 24 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 15:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:01
- 2☽︎ Moon09:01 – 09:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 10:52
- 5♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:29
- 6☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:06
- 7♀︎ Venus12:06 – 12:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:43 – 13:20
- 9☽︎ Moon13:20 – 13:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 14:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:35 – 15:12
- 12♂︎ Mars15:12 – 15:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:49 – 17:12
- 2♀︎ Venus17:12 – 18:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:35 – 19:58
- 4☽︎ Moon19:58 – 21:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 22:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 00:06
- 7♂︎ Mars00:06 – 01:29
- 8☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:52
- 9♀︎ Venus02:52 – 04:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:38
- 11☽︎ Moon05:38 – 07:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bradford?
On Wednesday, 24 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 15:49: the day lasts 7h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 16h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:24 to 09:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.