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, 22 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:54 – 06:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:37
- 3☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 10:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:42
- 6♂︎ Mars11:42 – 13:04
- 7☉︎ Sun13:04 – 14:25
- 8♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 17:08
- 10☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:52 – 21:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:13 – 21:51
- 2☉︎ Sun21:51 – 22:30
- 3♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 23:46
- 5☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 01:41
- 8♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:20
- 9☉︎ Sun02:20 – 02:58
- 10♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:15
- 12☽︎ Moon04:15 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bradford?
On Friday, 22 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 16h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 7h 40m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:54 to 06:16: 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.