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, 4 March 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:43
- 2☽︎ Moon07:43 – 08:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:28
- 5♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:24
- 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:19
- 7♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:09
- 9☽︎ Moon14:09 – 15:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 15:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 16:54
- 12♂︎ Mars16:54 – 17:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:50 – 18:54
- 2♀︎ Venus18:54 – 19:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 21:04
- 4☽︎ Moon21:04 – 22:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:17
- 7♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:22
- 8☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:27
- 9♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:36
- 11☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bradford?
On Wednesday, 4 March 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 11h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:48 to 07:43: 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.