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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 21:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:41
- 2♀︎ Venus06:41 – 07:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 09:17
- 4☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 13:12
- 7♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:31
- 8☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:49
- 9♀︎ Venus15:49 – 17:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:07 – 18:25
- 11☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:44 – 21:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 21:44
- 2♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:26
- 3☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:08
- 4♀︎ Venus23:08 – 23:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 00:31
- 6☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:13 – 01:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 02:37
- 9♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:19
- 10☉︎ Sun03:19 – 04:00
- 11♀︎ Venus04:00 – 04:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bradford?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 21:02: the day lasts 15h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 8h 22m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:22 to 06:41: 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.