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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:34 – 06:51
- 2♀︎ Venus06:51 – 08:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:23
- 4☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 13:11
- 7♂︎ Mars13:11 – 14:28
- 8☉︎ Sun14:28 – 15:44
- 9♀︎ Venus15:44 – 17:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:00 – 18:16
- 11☽︎ Moon18:16 – 19:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:32 – 20:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:48 – 21:32
- 2♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:16
- 3☉︎ Sun22:16 – 23:00
- 4♀︎ Venus23:00 – 23:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 00:28
- 6☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 01:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:56 – 02:40
- 9♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:24
- 10☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:08
- 11♀︎ Venus04:08 – 04:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bradford?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 20:48: the day lasts 15h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 8h 48m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:34 to 06:51: 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.