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 Saturday, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 15:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:22
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 08:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 09:35
- 3♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:12
- 4☉︎ Sun10:12 – 10:49
- 5♀︎ Venus10:49 – 11:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:04
- 7☽︎ Moon12:04 – 12:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:18 – 13:55
- 10♂︎ Mars13:55 – 14:32
- 11☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:09
- 12♀︎ Venus15:09 – 15:46
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 17:09
- 2☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:55 – 21:18
- 5♂︎ Mars21:18 – 22:41
- 6☉︎ Sun22:41 – 00:04
- 7♀︎ Venus00:04 – 01:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:27 – 02:50
- 9☽︎ Moon02:50 – 04:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:36 – 06:59
- 12♂︎ Mars06:59 – 08:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bradford?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 15:46: the day lasts 7h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 16h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:21 to 08:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.