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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:02
- Sunset
- 15:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 08:41
- 2☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 09:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:38
- 5♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:17
- 6☉︎ Sun11:17 – 11:56
- 7♀︎ Venus11:56 – 12:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:14
- 9☽︎ Moon13:14 – 13:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:52 – 14:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:10
- 12♂︎ Mars15:10 – 15:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:49 – 17:10
- 2♀︎ Venus17:10 – 18:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:32 – 19:53
- 4☽︎ Moon19:53 – 21:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:14 – 22:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:35 – 23:56
- 7♂︎ Mars23:56 – 01:18
- 8☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:39
- 9♀︎ Venus02:39 – 04:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 05:21
- 11☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bradford?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:02 and sets at 15:49: the day lasts 7h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 16h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:02 to 08:41: 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.