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, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 15:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:05 – 08:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:22
- 3☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 10:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:39 – 11:18
- 6♂︎ Mars11:18 – 11:57
- 7☉︎ Sun11:57 – 12:35
- 8♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 13:52
- 10☽︎ Moon13:52 – 14:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 15:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:48 – 17:09
- 2☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:31
- 3♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:53 – 21:14
- 5☽︎ Moon21:14 – 22:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 01:19
- 8♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:40
- 9☉︎ Sun02:40 – 04:02
- 10♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:45
- 12☽︎ Moon06:45 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bradford?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 15:48: the day lasts 7h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 16h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:05 to 08:44: 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.