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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 15:50
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 09:38
- 3♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:16
- 4☉︎ Sun10:16 – 10:53
- 5♀︎ Venus10:53 – 11:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:30 – 12:07
- 7☽︎ Moon12:07 – 12:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:44 – 13:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:21 – 13:59
- 10♂︎ Mars13:59 – 14:36
- 11☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:13
- 12♀︎ Venus15:13 – 15:50
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 17:13
- 2☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:36 – 19:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 21:22
- 5♂︎ Mars21:22 – 22:44
- 6☉︎ Sun22:44 – 00:07
- 7♀︎ Venus00:07 – 01:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 04:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:39 – 07:01
- 12♂︎ Mars07:01 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bradford?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 15:50: the day lasts 7h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 16h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:24 to 09:01: 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.