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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:29
- 3☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:10 – 12:00
- 6♂︎ Mars12:00 – 12:50
- 7☉︎ Sun12:50 – 13:41
- 8♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:21
- 10☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 17:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:52 – 19:02
- 2☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:12
- 3♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:31
- 5☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 02:01
- 8♂︎ Mars02:01 – 03:11
- 9☉︎ Sun03:11 – 04:21
- 10♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:41
- 12☽︎ Moon06:41 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bradford?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 10h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 13h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:49 to 08:39: 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.