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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 16:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/London).
Right now♃︎ Hour of Jupiter — hour 11 of the day, until 15:41
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 07:58
- 2☽︎ Moon07:58 – 08:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:17
- 5♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:03
- 6☉︎ Sun11:03 – 11:50
- 7♀︎ Venus11:50 – 12:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:22
- 9☽︎ Moon13:22 – 14:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:08 – 14:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 15:41
- 12♂︎ Mars15:41 – 16:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:41
- 2♀︎ Venus17:41 – 18:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:55 – 20:09
- 4☽︎ Moon20:09 – 21:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:51
- 7♂︎ Mars23:51 – 01:05
- 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 02:18
- 9♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:46
- 11☽︎ Moon04:46 – 06:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bradford?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 9h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 14h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:12 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.