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 Saturday, 30 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 21:24
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 06:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:08 – 07:31
- 3♂︎ Mars07:31 – 08:55
- 4☉︎ Sun08:55 – 10:18
- 5♀︎ Venus10:18 – 11:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:41 – 13:04
- 7☽︎ Moon13:04 – 14:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:28 – 15:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 17:14
- 10♂︎ Mars17:14 – 18:38
- 11☉︎ Sun18:38 – 20:01
- 12♀︎ Venus20:01 – 21:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:01
- 2☽︎ Moon22:01 – 22:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 23:51
- 5♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:27
- 6☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:04
- 7♀︎ Venus01:04 – 01:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:41 – 02:17
- 9☽︎ Moon02:17 – 02:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:54 – 03:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:07
- 12♂︎ Mars04:07 – 04:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bradford?
On Saturday, 30 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 21:24: the day lasts 16h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 7h 19m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:45 to 06:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.